Bembina apicalis

Bembina apicalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3][4]

Bembina apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Bembina
Species:
B. apicalis
Binomial name
Bembina apicalis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Artaxa atomaria Walker, 1855
  • Nygmia lacipa Swinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis flavotriangulata Gaede, 1932
  • Nygmia atomaria Swinhoe, 1923
  • Euproctis atomaria Collenette, 1932

The caterpillar is known to feed on Terminalia species.[5]

References
  1. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Bembina apicalis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  3. "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Bembina Walker Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Hosts plants of Bembina". HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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