Tinolius eburneigutta

Tinolius eburneigutta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tinolius
Species: T. eburneigutta
Binomial name
Tinolius eburneigutta
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Tinoleus[sic] eburneigutta Moore, 1878

Tinolius eburneigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] and Thailand.[3][4]

Description

Male has strongly bipectinate antennae.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Thunbergia species.[6][7]

Larval food plants

  • Thunbergia alata - Sri Lanka
  • Thunbergia grandiflora - Indian sub region
  • Thunbergia mysorensis - India

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Luceria novatusalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Tinolius Walker, 1855". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tinolius eburneigutta (Walker, 1855)". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "A medley of moths II: Tinolius species". Rcannon blog. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tinolius eburneigutta Walker". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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