Tinolius eburneigutta
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Tinolius |
| Species: | T. eburneigutta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tinolius eburneigutta Walker, 1855 | |
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Tinolius eburneigutta is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] and Thailand.[3][4]
Description
[edit]The male has strongly bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Thunbergia species.[6][7]
Larval food plants
[edit]- Thunbergia alata - Sri Lanka
- Thunbergia grandiflora - Indian subregion
- Thunbergia mysorensis - India
References
[edit]- ^ "Species Details: Luceria novatusalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Tinolius eburneigutta Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Tinolius eburneigutta (Walker, 1855)". Farangs Gone Wild. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "A medley of moths II: Tinolius species". Ray Cannon's Nature Notes. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ "Tinolius eburneigutta Walker". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 2 March 2018.