Birthama obliquifascia

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Birthama obliquifascia
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B.obliquifascia
Binomial name
Birthama obliquifascia
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Miresa canescensHampson, 1896
  • Mambarona obliquifascia(Hampson, 1893)

Birthama obliquifascia is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] and India.

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Female much larger and heavier. Forewing fasciation is more distinct in female. Caterpillar with light leaf-green body. Surface of body smooth and perfect semiovoid. Small, thinly brown-ringed disc-like tubercles or dots present. When disturbed, the caterpillar produce a fluid from tubercles. A thin, indistinct white dorsal line is present. Pupation occurs in a smooth fat short chalky-white ovoid cocoon. The larval host plant is Carallia . [3]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Birthama obliquifascia Hamspon [sic], 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 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. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. "Birthama Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.