Laelia suffusa

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Laelia suffusa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Laelia
Species:
L. suffusa
Binomial name
Laelia suffusa
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Ricine suffusaWalker, 1855
  • Prorodeca anguliferaWalker, 1855

Laelia suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in Bangladesh, [2] Sri Lanka, [3] Java, East Indies, [4] Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Adults show sexual dimorphism. Wingspan is about 14–18 mm. Both male and female has creamy-white body and wings. In males, there are six black spots on each forewing. Male has bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae and female has pectinate (comb-like on one side) antennae. [2] Male has a curved row of black flecks on the forewing between the end of the cell and the margin. Eggs brownish black and spherical. Caterpillar dark green with two subdorsal yellow stripes and pinkish-white sublaterals. [5] Four tussocks are reddish brown. Pupa dark reddish brown. [2] The caterpillar is known to feed on Oryza sativa , Saccharum officinarum , Cyperus digitatus , Imperata cylindrica , Zea mays and Paspalum . [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Laelia suffusa Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rice Hairy Caterpillar, Laelia suffusa Walker (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae), a new recorded rice defoliator in Bangladesh". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ 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 – via Academia.
  4. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Laelia suffusa (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Laelia suffusa Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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