Stictoptera trajiciens
| Stictoptera trajiciens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Stictoptera |
| Species: | S. trajiciens |
| Binomial name | |
| Stictoptera trajiciens Walker, 1857 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Stictoptera trajiciens is a moth of the Noctuidae family.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of Sri Lanka,[2] to Sundaland, Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea.[3]
Adult has greyish forewings. Longitudinal striation broken. There is a diagnostic white spot subtornally and row of tiny white marginal spots. Caterpillar dull watery green in color. Head light orange or greenish orange. Prothorax and anal claspers are yellow. Prolegs are green. There are lateral and subspiracular whitish lines. Before pupation, larva turns to a greenish shiny purple. Host plants include Garcinia indica and Garcinia forbesii.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details : Stictoptera trajiciens Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Stictoptera trajiciens (Walker, 1857)". The Euteliinae (Lepidoptera: Stictopterinae) of Papua Indonesia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "Stictoptera trajiciens Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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