Tephriopis

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Tephriopis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Tephriopis
Hampson, 1926 [1]
Species:
T. divulsa
Binomial name
Tephriopis divulsa
(Walker, 1865) [2]
Synonyms
  • Athyrma divulsaWalker, 1865
  • Capnodes arabescalisSnellen, 1880

Tephriopis is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Tephriopis divulsa, was first described by Francis Walker in 1865. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka, [8] the Indian subregion, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, the Andaman Islands, Borneo and Sulawesi. [5]

Description

Forewings have a striking pattern with black and grey. Body greenish brown with the dark bands broken by pale lines on the veins. Distal margin distinctly angled obtusely at the centre. Antennae of male serrate and strongly fasciculate. The caterpillar is cylindrical with a dark rusty-brown head mottled with green. Body pale ochraceous olive green with a smoky-brown suffusion. Pupation takes place in a cell of leaves made by silk. Pupa lacks bloom. Caterpillars are known to feed on Dalbergia and Pterocarpus species. [9]

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References

  1. Hampson, George F. (1926). "Genus Tephriopis, nov.". Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Lepidoptera Phalaenae of the Subfamily Noctuinae (Noctuidae) in the British Museum (Natural History). London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 171–172.
  2. Walker, Francis (1865). "Athyrma divulsa". List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. 33. London: Edward Newman. pp. 966–967.
  3. Nye, Ian W. B. (1975). "Tephriopis". Noctuidea (part): Noctuidae, Agaristidae, and Nolidae. The Generic Names of Moths of the World. 1. Surrey: Unwin Brothers. p. 475.
  4. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tephriopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 Savela, Markku (1 June 2020). "Tephriopis Hampson, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  6. "Species Details: Tephriopis divulsa Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  7. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Tephriopis Hampson, 1926". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  8. 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.
  9. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tephriopis divulsa Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 30 June 2020.