Lacera uniformis

Lacera uniformis is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indian subcontinent and Sundaland, east to Queensland and Vanuatu.

Lacera uniformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Lacera
Species:
L. uniformis
Binomial name
Lacera uniformis
Holloway, 1979[1]

The larvae feed on young leaves and leaflets of Moullava and Caesalpinia species. They have a green body, variably mottled with brownish green. The head is green to yellowish-green or yellow, with rufous brown or blackish marbling laterally. The larvae move in a looper fashion and have been recorded dropping to the ground when disturbed. Pupation takes place on the host plant within a cell of leaves, leaflets and/or detritus, lined with silk.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Lacera uniformis Holloway 1979". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016.
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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