Dasychira moerens

Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894.[1] It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Dasychira moerens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species:
D. moerens
Binomial name
Dasychira moerens
Felder, 1894
Synonyms
  • Liparis moerens Swinhoe, 1923

The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao,[4] Smilax and Vitis species.[5]

References

  1. "Species Details: Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Dasychira moerens Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. "Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India" (PDF). Journal of Applied and Natural Science. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Dasychira moerens Felder". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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