Nagadeba indecoralis

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Nagadeba indecoralis
Walker, 1865

Nagadeba indecoralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] Java, India, Myanmar, India's Andaman Islands, Japan [3] and Taiwan. [4]

Adult dark and dull coloured. A conspicuously pale orbicular stigma is found on the undersides of the forewing. The caterpillar is spindle-shaped, fattest centrally, and is a semi-looper. Head and body are greenish. Head with areas of brown dots. Body with most setae arising from black spots. A darker dorsal line and a thin yellowish to white line runs through the spiracles. Spiracles are small, yellowish, with shining black rims. Pupation takes place on the ground made up of particles of detritus. The caterpillar is known to feed on Mussaenda species. [5]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Nagadeba indecoralis Walker, 1865". 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 via Academia.
  3. "Nagadeba indecoralis Walker, [1866] ツマグロエグリアツバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "此為 Nagadeba indecoralis 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Nagadeba Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.