Westermannia superba
| Westermannia superba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Westermannia |
| Species: | W. superba |
| Binomial name | |
| Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823 | |
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Westermannia superba is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in New Guinea, Australia (Queensland),[1] India, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore and on Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan.[3]
Description
Wingspan is about 36mm. Head pure white. Thorax and abdomen yellowish white. Fore wings pale silvery brown. Basal costal area and the broad postmedial curved band whitish. These tow white areas conjoined at costa, and by the discocellulars and median nervure being white. Hind wings pale, suffused with fuscous towards outer margin. Larva pale olive-green, and thickly spotted with yellow. There is a yellow dorsal line can be seen on each segment.[4]
The larvae feed on Lagerstroemia, Terminalia and Anogeissus species.[5]
References
- ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
- ↑ "Westermannia superba". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ Westermannia at funet
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Westermannia superba Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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