Bembina apicalis

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Bembina apicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Bembina
Species:
B. apicalis
Binomial name
Bembina apicalis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Artaxa atomariaWalker, 1855
  • Nygmia lacipaSwinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis flavotriangulataGaede, 1932
  • Nygmia atomariaSwinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis atomariaCollenette, 1932

Bembina apicalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] [2] [3] [4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Terminalia species. [5]

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References

  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Bembina Walker Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Hosts plants of Bembina". HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.