Rivula bioculalis

Rivula bioculalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Rivula
Species:	R. bioculalis
Binomial name
	Rivula bioculalis; Moore, 1877
Synonyms
	Naranga albistriga Hampson, 1893; Rivula furcifera Hampson, 1907;

Rivula bioculalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka,^[1] the Andaman Islands, the Indian subregion, Taiwan, Thailand and Borneo.^[2]

Its forewings are pale ochreous brown. A darker discal spot is present. From the spot, a fine sinuous, oblique, slightly darker medial extends to the dorsum. Irregular sinuous postmedial runs parallel to it. Hindwings ochreous brown. Larval host plants are Oryza and Panicum species.^[3]

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 – via Academia.
^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rivula bioculalis Moore, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rivula bioculalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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[1] 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 – via Academia.

[2] Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rivula bioculalis Moore, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.

[3] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rivula bioculalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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