Giaura tortricoides
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Giaura tortricoides is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Japan,[3] Andaman Islands, Borneo, Sumatra, Flores, Sulawesi, New Guinea,[4] Bismarck Islands and Australia.[5]
Description[edit]
Adult wingspan is 9–10 millimetres (0.35–0.39 in).[6] Forewings dark brown. Some specimen with sub-dorsal longitudinal dark bar. Tymbal organs are absent. Larval food plant is Hibiscus tiliaceus. Caterpillar is smooth slightly spindle shaped and green. Head is black. Pupation occurs in a cocoon. Cocoon is pale grayish white and boat shaped.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Species Details: Giaura tortricoides Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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.
- ^ "Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866]) ヒロバキノカワガ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "The Chloephorinae, Sarrothripini (Lepidoptera: Nolidae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "ヒロバキノカワガ Giaura tortricoides (Walker, [1866])". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ ""Giaura" tortricoides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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