Claterna cydonia

Claterna cydonia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Claterna
Species: C. cydonia
Binomial name
Claterna cydonia
Cramer, 1775
Synonyms
  • Phalaena cydonia Cramer, [1775] 1779
  • Focilla submemorans Walker, 1858
  • Claterna exagens Walker, 1858
  • Claterna affinis Rothschild, [1915] 1916

Claterna cydonia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1775.[1]

Distribution

It is found in the Indian subregion and from Sri Lanka,[2] to New Guinea.[3]

Description

The species shows slight sexual dimorphism. In the male, the apex in forewings is more produced, whereas in the female the apex is slightly angled. Body is greyish, tinged with brownish on the forewings and more mauve on the hindwings in both sexes. Caterpillars are known to feed on Mussaenda species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Claterna cydonia Cramer, 1775". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Claterna Walker, 1858". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Claterna cydonia Cramer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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