Metorthocheilus emarginata

Metorthocheilus emarginata, or Chundana emarginata, is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan,[3] Borneo, Java and Seram.

Metorthocheilus emarginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Genus:
Metorthocheilus
Species:
M. emarginata
Binomial name
Metorthocheilus emarginata
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Azata? emarginata Hampson, 1891

Its wings are grey with brown irrorations (speckles). Margin of the forewing strongly excavate subapically. Wing apex is almost bifalcate. Hindwings narrow, triangular. Pale discal spots can be seen on both wings. The caterpillar is cylindrical. Body greyish and head rufous. Black spots found on the head and ringing each segment.[4] Its host plants are Wendlandia species.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Metorthocheilus emarginata Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 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. "Chundana emarginata (Hampson, 1891) 凹緣雙尾蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Chundana emarginata Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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