Calesia stillifera

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Calesia stillifera
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C. stillifera
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Calesia stillifera
Felder, 1874

Calesia stillifera is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Felder in 1874. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China and the Philippines.

Description

The wingspan of the male is about 36 mm. Antennae ciliate. Head, collar, coxa of forelegs and tibiae are fulvous. Thorax and base of abdomen are fuscous brown, with the remainder of abdomen crimson above. Wings are fuscous brown generally. Forewings with a large white spot at the end of the cell. Hindwings are uniform fuscous brown. Palpi are upturned and smoothly scaled. Tibiae with a terminal black spot. [3] [4] Caterpillars are known to feed on Lepidagathis incurva and Thunbergia alata . [5]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Calesia stillifera Felder, 1874". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 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. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Biology of Calesia stillifera Felder, 1874". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Calesia transvestita sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.