Biology:Callopistria pulchrilinea

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Short description: Species of moth

Callopistria pulchrilinea
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Callopistria
Species:
C. pulchrilinea
Binomial name
Callopistria pulchrilinea
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Obana pulchrilinea Walker, 1862

Callopistria pulchrilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is widely distributed from the Oriental region to Africa, including Japan , Taiwan, China (Tibet), India , Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Borneo, Singapore, Indonesia (Amboina), Nepal and western Africa (Gabon).

The wingspan is 24–25 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is rufous in males and brownish-dark in females, tinged with ochreous on the veins.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Selaginella uncinata and Selaginella delicatula.[1] Full-grown larvae have a light green ground colour.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5022893 entry