Risoba basalis

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Risoba basalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Risoba
Species:
R. basalis
Binomial name
Risoba basalis
Moore, 1882

Risoba basalis is a species of moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Contents

Distribution

It is found in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sundaland and Sulawesi. [1] [2]

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Melastoma and Quisualis species.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Risoba basalis Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC   9625544 via Internet Archive.