Dysodia viridatrix

Dysodia viridatrix is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka[2] and Vietnam.[3]

Dysodia viridatrix
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D. viridatrix
Binomial name
Dysodia viridatrix
Walker, 1858

The larval food plant is Capparis spinosa.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Dysodia viridatrix Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. 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 via Academia.
  3. "Dysodia viridatrix Walker, [1858] 1856; Plate 9". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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