Teulisna tumida

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Teulisna tumida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Teulisna
Species:
T. tumida
Binomial name
Teulisna tumida
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Tegulata tumidaWalker, 1862
  • Eilema tumida
  • Tegulata basistrigaMoore, 1878
  • Lithosia (Teglata) tumida baibarensisMatsumura, 1927

Teulisna tumida is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Borneo, Sumatra, China, India, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Taiwan. [1]

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Description

Its wingspan is 28 mm. Forewing with the costal lobe present in both sexes. In the male, the head, thorax and basal segments of abdomen are pale brown, where the terminal segment is black. Forewing pale brown with a purplish tinge and suffused with fuscous. A black streak runs on the costal base and a large black spot at end of cell. Hindwings yellowish and fuscous suffused towards outer margin. In the female, the abdomen is fuscous and the anal tufts are ochreous. Forewings with a black spot at end of cell is reduced to a minute speck. [2]

Ecology

Commonly found in lower montane zones. The larvae feed on mosses. [3]

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References

  1. "Teulisna tumida Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Teulisna tumida Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 July 2016.