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Albara reversaria

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Albara reversaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Drepanidae
Genus:
Albara
Species:
A. reversaria
Binomial name
Albara reversaria
Walker, 1866
Synonyms
  • Albara opalescens Warren, 1897
  • Albara griseotincta Wileman, 1914
  • Albara horishana Matsumura, 1921

Albara reversaria is a moth of the Drepanidae family. It is found in Sumatra, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya and Taiwan.

The larvae feed on Myrica species, as well as the leaves of Quercus variabilis. Mature larvae fix their body to the base of a leaf with silk and curve the leaf margins where pupation takes place.[1]

Subspecies

  • Albara reversaria reversaria (Sumatra)
  • Albara reversaria opalescens (north-eastern Himalaya (Khasis), China (Kwangtung, Linping), Taiwan)

References

  1. ^ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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