Stenopterygia subcurva

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Stenopterygia subcurva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Stenopterygia
Species:
S. subcurva
Binomial name
Stenopterygia subcurva
(Walker, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hadena subcurvaWalker, 1857
  • Hadena posticaWalker, 1857
  • Dipterygia sikkimaMoore, 1882

Stenopterygia subcurva is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

The male has basal trifine hair-pencils. Forewings with brown facies. Caterpillar blackish with orange-red head. Lateral orange patch found on T1. Setae based on a white dot. Caterpillar usually rests on underside of a leaf. Pupation occurs in a tough oval white silken cocoon covered with earth particles within the soil. [4]

Larval host plant is Ochna .

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Stenopterygia subcurva Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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. "Stenopterygia subcurva (Walker, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Stenopterygia Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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