Euphalacra semisecta

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Euphalacra semisecta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Euphalacra
Species:
E. semisecta
Binomial name
Euphalacra semisecta
(Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Ectothyris semisectaWarren, 1922
  • Neophalacra laticornisRoepke, 1951

Euphalacra semisecta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. The first known description is by William Warren in 1922, [1] although Warren attributed the species to Hampson. [2] It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, with a type locality on Sumatra. [2]

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Food sources

The larvae feed on Plectocomiopsis geminiflorus . [3] A survey in 2013 found that adults are attracted to bait traps with fermenting banana, [4] and were the only species of Drepanidae recorded in the survey to prefer them over bait traps with rotting prawn. [4]

Appearance

Euphalacra semisecta has pale forewings marked with interrupted brown bands and rounded anterior corners. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Euphalacra semisecta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Euphalacra semisecta (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. 1 2 Holloway, Jeremy D.; Barlow, Henry S.; Loong, Hok Kim; Khen, Chey Vun (November 2013). "Sweet or Savoury? Adult feeding preferences of Lepidoptera attracted to banana and prawn baits in the oriental tropics" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 29: 77, 83.


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