Calliteara horsfieldii

Calliteara horsfieldii, or Horsfield's tussock moth,[1] is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Saunders in 1851.[2]

Horsfield's tussock moth
Adult male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Calliteara
Species:
C. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Calliteara horsfieldii
(Saunders, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Arctia horsfieldii Saunders, 1851
  • Dasychira arga Moore, [1860] 1858-9
  • Dasychira longipennis Walker, 1862
  • Lymantria inhonorata Hopffer, 1874
  • Dasychira horsfieldi queenslandica Strand, 1915
  • Dasychira horsfieldii Saunders; Holloway, 1976
  • Orgyia horsfieldii Swinhoe, 1923
  • Dasychira horsfieldii Collenette, 1932
  • Dura inhonorata Swinhoe, 1923

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand,[4] Singapore,[5] Malaysia, Sundaland, Sulawesi and towards New Guinea[6] and Brunei.[7]

Description

The male shows two colour forms. One form has uniform greyish forewings. The other form has darker greyish colors towards the antemedial side of the forewings. Antemedial strongly curved. Female has whitish forewings with faint markings. Hindwings of both sexes similar with yellowish tinge. Caterpillar is yellowish with rows of dorsal brushes.[8]

The caterpillar is known to feed on many plants such as Etlingera elatior, Anacardium occidentale, Mangifera, Casuarina, Begonia, Bixa orellana, Brassica, Albizia falcataria, Dipterocarpus, Hopea, Camellia sinensis, Shorea, Acacia richii, Acacia mangium, Cassia fistula, Casuarina equisetifolia, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Cocos nucifera, Erythrina, Pterocarpus, Tamarindus, Lagerstroemia, Ficus, Eucalyptus, Eugenia, Psidium, Syzygium, Pinus and Rosa species.[9]

  • Caterpillar
  • Morph of male

References
  1. "Horsfield's Tussock Moth". I Naturalist. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders, 1851". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Calliteara horsfieldii (Saunders) pest". ippc.acfs.go.th. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Calliteara horsfieldii (Saunders, 1851) Horsfield's tussock moth". Singapore's Biodiversity. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. "Distribution of Calliteara horsfieldii". CABI. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. "Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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