Teulisna tumida

Teulisna tumida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Teulisna
Species: T. tumida
Binomial name
Teulisna tumida
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Tegulata tumida Walker, 1862
  • Eilema tumida
  • Tegulata basistriga Moore, 1878
  • Lithosia (Teglata) tumida baibarensis Matsumura, 1927

Teulisna tumida is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan.[1]

Description

Wingspan 28mm. Fore wing with the costal lobe present in both sexes. In male, head, thorax and basal segments of abdomen are pale brown in color, where the terminal segment is black. Fore wing pale brown with a purplish tinge and suffused with fuscous. A black streak runs on the costal base and a large black spot at end of cell. Hind wings yellowish and fuscous suffused towards outer margin. In female, abdomen fuscous and anal tufts ochreous. Fore wings with a black spot at end of cell is reduced to a minute speck.[2]

Ecology

Commonly found in lower montane zones. The larvae feed on mosses.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Teulisna tumida Walker". jpmoth.org. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Teulisna tumida Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.


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