Streblote dorsalis

Streblote dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lasiocampidae
Genus: Streblote
Species: S. dorsalis
Binomial name
Streblote dorsalis
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Streblote helpsi Holloway, 1987
  • Taragama castanoptera Moore, 1888
  • Taragama hyperantherae Moore, 1883
  • Taragama igniflua Moore, 1882
  • Taragama intensa Moore, 1883

Streblote dorsalis is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia and Java.[3]

Description

Female is larger than male. Wingspan of male is 60 mm and 75 mm in female. Antennae fulvous, with the branches becoming abruptly short at middle in male, but short throughout in female. Body greyish white with dark reddish brown tegulae. Abdomen reddish brown in each segment with greyish tinge. Legs are without spurs. Fore wings dark reddish brown with a white spot at base. Hind wings dark reddish brown in males, and pale in females.[4] Caterpillars are known to feed on Ziziphus mauritiana.[5]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies.

  • Streblote dorsalis dorsalis (Walker, 1866)
  • Streblote dorsalis pallida (Rothschild, 1915)

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Streblote dorsalis Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Streblote dorsalis Walker, 1866". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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