Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea

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Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Sphrageidus
Species:
S. xanthorrhoea
Binomial name
Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea
(Kollar, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Liparis xanthorrhoeaKollar, 1848
  • Euproctis flavonigraMoore, 1879
  • Euproctis subditaMoore, 1879
  • Euproctis subnigraMoore, 1879
  • Arctornis flavonigraSwinhoe, 1922
  • Arctornis xanthorrhoeaSwinhoe, 1922

Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Vincenz Kollar in 1848. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Java and Indonesia. It was once classified under the genus Euproctis , where it is accepted by some authors. [3]

The caterpillar is known to feed on agricultural crops like Gossypium , Helianthus annuus , Lagerstroemia indica , Oryza sativa , Panicum maximum , Pennisetum americanum , Phaseolus lunatus , Ricinus communis , Saccharum officinarum , Sorghum bicolor , Vigna unguiculata , [4] Andropogon sorghum , Tamarix dioica , Cajanus cajan , Eleusine coracana and Coffea . [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Sphrageidus xanthorrhoea Kollar, 1848". 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. "Euproctis xanthorrhoea (Kollar, 1848)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Food plants of Sphrageidus". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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