Bembina apicalis

Bembina apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Bembina
Species:	B. apicalis
Binomial name
	Bembina apicalis; Walker, 1865
Synonyms
	Artaxa atomaria Walker, 1855; Nygmia lacipa Swinhoe, 1923; Euproctis flavotriangulata Gaede, 1932; Nygmia atomaria Swinhoe, 1923; Euproctis atomaria Collenette, 1932;

Bembina apicalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Terminalia species.^[5]

References

^ 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ Savela, Markku. "Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
^ "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Bembina Walker Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Hosts plants of Bembina". HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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