Nygmia xanthomela

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Nygmia xanthomela
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Nygmia
Species:
N. xanthomela
Binomial name
Nygmia xanthomela
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Euproctis xanthomelaWalker, 1862
  • Euproctis atomariaWalker, 1855
  • Euproctis catalaSwinhoe, 1902
  • Euproctis catala postlutosaHolloway, 1982
  • Euproctis planaWalker sensu Schintlmeister, 1994

Nygmia xanthomela is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] Borneo, Java, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. [3]

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Description

Forewings are orange yellow with a darker scaly suffusion. The caterpillar is dark brownish grey with a broad grey dorsal band. Head yellowish. The caterpillar is known to feed on Dioscorea , Annona , Tamarindus , Citrus , Loranthus , [4] Theobroma cacao , Lagerstroemia indica , Camellia sinensis [5] and Eriobotrya japonica . [6]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Nygmia xanthomela Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 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. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Nygmia xanthomela (Walker, 1862)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nygmia xanthomela Walker comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Nygmia larval food plants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Nygmia xanthomela postlutosa Holloway, 1982". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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