Rivula aequalis

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Rivula aequalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Rivula
Species:
R. aequalis
Binomial name
Rivula aequalis
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Motina aequalisWalker, 1863
  • Cholimma leucanioidesWalker, [1863] 1864
  • Cholimma subpunctataWalker, [1863] 1864
  • Scopula nexalisWalker, 1865
  • Rivula biatomeaMoore, 1883
  • Pasira biatomeaMoore, 1883

Rivula aequalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] the Indian subregion, Japan, Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi. [3]

Its wings are a pale straw colour and narrower than other relative species. A transverse, bipunctate blackish discal mark is present. There is an oblique, centrally zigzag, submarginal row of diffuse, dark patches. In the female, the hindwings are slightly darker yellower than that of male. But the male has dark greyish scaling with a dark discal spot. Larval host plants are Bambusa species. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Rivula aequalis Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 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. "Rivula aequalis (Walker, 1863)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Rivula aequalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.