Bocula sejuncta

Bocula sejuncta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found in the Indian subregion, Borneo, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, New Guinea and Queensland.

Bocula sejuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Bocula
Species:
B. sejuncta
Binomial name
Bocula sejuncta
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Leucania sejuncta
  • Caradrina paucifera
  • Tricoptya expansilis
  • Tricoptya inquinata
  • Trichoptya subspurcata
  • Trichoptya nigropunctata
  • Trichoptya magna
  • Trichoptya pallida
  • Bocula celebensis

The larvae feed on Pongamia species. It lives on the underside of the leaves, skeletonising them from the edges.[1]

References
  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bocula sejuncta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 12, 2020.


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