Microblepsis violacea
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Species: | M. violacea
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Microblepsis violacea is a moth in the family Drepanidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1889. It is found in north-western and north-eastern India, Taiwan and China (Szechwan, Yunnan, Kwangtung, Chekiang, Fukien).[2]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Castanopsis formosana. The mature larvae spin silk and are fixed at the tip or base of the leaf where pupation takes place.[4]
References
- ^ "Menophra nakajimai Sato, 1984". TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Microblepsis violacea (Butler, 1889)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "gaga.biodiv.tw". gaga.biodiv.tw. 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
- ^ "Larval Morphology and Host Plants of Drepanidea (Lepidoptera: Drepanidae) in Southern Taiwan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
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