Dervishiya cadambae

Dervishiya cadambae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cossidae
Genus:	Dervishiya
Species:	D. cadambae
Binomial name
	Dervishiya cadambae; (Moore, 1865)
Synonyms
	Cossus cadambae Moore, 1865; Alcterogystia cadambae;

Dervishiya cadambae is a moth in the family Cossidae. It is found in India.^[1]

The forewings have a reticulate pattern, which is more expressed on the wing periphery and weakens towards the base. The hindwings are light with a weak reticulate pattern.

The larvae feed on Ficus species, Nauclea cadamba and Tectonia grandis.

References

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dervishiya cadambae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

Yakovlev, Roman V., 2006, New Cossidae (Lepidoptera) from Asia, Africa and Macronesia, Tinea 19 (3): 188-213.

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dervishiya cadambae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

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