Nycteola indicatana

Nycteola indicatana is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1863.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Singapore, Borneo, Java and the Solomon Islands.

Nycteola indicatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Nycteola
Species:
N. indicatana
Binomial name
Nycteola indicatana
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix indicatana Walker, 1863
  • Subrita? parvella Walker, 1866
  • Gyrtothripa microdonta Hampson, 1912
  • Symitha indicatana ferrugana Fletcher, 1957

Description

Forewings pale gray with irregular transverse dark gray fasciation. A central triangle and a dark sub-basal bar found in the costa. A submarginal row of darker dots present. Posterior dots are large. The caterpillar has a pale green and yellowish-green body. Whitish primary setae arise from white dots. A pale spiracular line and faint dark dorsal line visible. Pupation occurs in a canoe-shaped pure white silken cocoon.[3]

Larval host plants are Eugenia, Lagerstroemia and Syzygium.[4]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized.

  • N. i. indicatana - Indian subregion, Sri Lanka
  • N. i. microdonta - Singapore, Borneo
  • N. i. parvella - Java
  • N. i. ferrugana - Solomon Islands

References
  1. "Species Details: Symitha indicatana Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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. "Nycteola indicatana Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. "Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests" (PDF). Nature. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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