Condica dolorosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Condica |
Species: | C. dolorosa |
Binomial name | |
Condica dolorosa (Walker, 1865) | |
Synonyms | |
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Condica dolorosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, [1] including Borneo, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Queensland in Australia. [2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. Adults are dark brown with a complex pale spot near the centre, and an irregular pale mark near the base of the inner margin of each forewing. The hindwings are brown, fading towards the base. Larva smooth, pale green with the anal somite conical. Dorsal and lateral series of purple-brown blotches speckled with white. There is a sublateral series of white dots present. Pupa is greenish with reddish somital bands. [3]
Larvae feed on various Asteraceae species, including Conyza and Elephantopus species. The larvae are smooth and yellowish-green with violet markings. Pupation takes place in the soil. [4]
Theretra silhetensis, the brown-banded hunter hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae described by Francis Walker in 1856. It lives in Indo-Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea, East Australia, Solomon Islands, Fiji Islands, Vanuatu Islands.
Cephonodes hylas, the coffee bee hawkmoth, pellucid hawk moth or coffee clearwing, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1771. A widely distributed moth, it is found in the Near East, Middle East, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Arsacia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species is Arsacia rectalis. Both the genus and species were described by Francis Walker, the genus in 1866 and the species in 1863. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka to Queensland and the Solomon Islands.
Dordura is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1882. Its only species, Dordura aliena, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and New Guinea.
Nolasena is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Nolasena ferrifervens, is found in India, Sri Lanka, Borneo and the Philippines. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.
Psimada is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, Psimada quadripennis, is found in the Indian subregion, southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, Sundaland, Sulawesi and Seram. Both the genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1858.
Artena dotata is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Indian subregion to Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Sumatra and Borneo.
Trigonodes hyppasia, the triangles or semi-looper, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1779. It is largely cosmopolitan, found throughout Borneo, Fiji, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, São Tomé and Príncipe, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, northern Australia, and almost all African countries.
Chadisra bipars is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862 and is found in the Indomalayan realm.
Eucyclodes gavissima, the Oriental orange banded green geometer moth, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, western China, Taiwan, Sumatra and Borneo.
Sympis rufibasis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Borneo east to New Guinea, the Solomons and Queensland.
Trichoplusia lectula is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found throughout Asia, including the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Borneo, Java, Japan, as well as Western Australia and Queensland.
Condica illecta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in both the Indo-Australian and Pacific tropics, including Borneo, Hawaii, Hong Kong, India, New Guinea, the Society Islands, Taiwan and Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It is also present in New Zealand.
Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
Tiracola plagiata, the cacao armyworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found from south-east Asia, South India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar to the South Pacific Islands, including the northern two-thirds of Australia.
Gesonia obeditalis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found from eastern Africa, the Seychelles, the Maldives and the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka east to the Philippines, the Sula Islands and Australia. The adult moth has brown wings with a scalloped dark brown band near the margin. The hindwings are similar in pattern to the forewings but are a paler shade of brown.
Westermannia superba is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found on New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), India, Sri Lanka, Singapore and on Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan.
Collix ghosha is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to Queensland, Japan and New Caledonia.
Dysaethria quadricaudata is a species of moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1896. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics from India, Sri Lanka to Myanmar, Taiwan and the Solomon Islands. The habitat consists of lowland forests and disturbed and cultivated areas.
Altha subnotata is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Nepal.