Risoba basalis
Appearance
Risoba basalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Genus: | Risoba |
Species: | R. basalis
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Binomial name | |
Risoba basalis Moore, 1882
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Risoba basalis is a species of moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Distribution
[edit]It is found in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sundaland and Sulawesi.[1][2]
Biology
[edit]The larvae have been recorded feeding on Melastoma and Quisualis species.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Risoba basalis.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Risoba basalis Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.