Scopelodes venosa

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Scopelodes venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Scopelodes
Species:
S. venosa
Binomial name
Scopelodes venosa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Scopelodes aurogriseaMoore, 1883
  • Scopelodes brunneaHering, 1931

Scopelodes venosa is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] China, India, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos, Vietnam and Nepal. [3] [4]

The caterpillar is yellowish green and its body is semiovoid, flat dorsally. There are diamond-shaped markings with dark green edges on its dorsum. Black lines run on most lateral ridges on segments. The tip of lateral tubercle is jet black. [5]

A single subspecies is recorded - Scopelodes venosa kwangtungensisHering, 1931.

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". 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. "Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 2015-09-20. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Scopelodes venosa distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Scopelodes Westwood". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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