Streblote dorsalis

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Streblote dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lasiocampidae
Genus:
Streblote
Species:
S. dorsalis
Binomial name
Streblote dorsalis
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Streblote helpsiHolloway, 1987
  • Taragama castanopteraMoore, 1888
  • Taragama hyperantheraeMoore, 1883
  • Taragama ignifluaMoore, 1882
  • Taragama intensaMoore, 1883

Streblote dorsalis is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia and Java. [3]

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Description

As in most Lepidoptera, the female is larger than the male. The wingspan of the male is 60 mm and 75 mm in the female. Antennae fulvous, with the branches becoming abruptly short at middle in male, but short throughout in female. Body greyish white with dark reddish-brown tegulae. Abdomen reddish brown in each segment with greyish tinge. Legs are without spurs. Forewings dark reddish brown with a white spot at base. Hindwings dark reddish brown in males, and pale in females. [4] Caterpillars are known to feed on Ziziphus mauritiana . [5]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies.

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Streblote dorsalis Walker, 1866". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 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. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Pyrozela Meyrick, 1906". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Streblote dorsalis Walker, 1866". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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