Microblepsis violacea

Microblepsis violacea
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Microblepsis
Species: M. violacea
Binomial name
Microblepsis violacea
(Butler, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agnidra violacea Butler, 1889
  • Drepana violacea
  • Albara violacea
  • Albara takasago Okano, 1959

Microblepsis violacea is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. It is found in north-western and north-eastern India, Taiwan and China (Szechwan, Yunnan, Kwangtung, Chekiang, Fukien).[2]

The wingspan is 25–36 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana. The mature larvae spin silk and are fixed at the tip or base of the leaf where pupation takes place.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Menophra nakajimai Sato, 1984". TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Microblepsis violacea (Butler, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.


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