Rivula bioculalis

Rivula bioculalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1877. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] the Andaman Islands, the Indian subregion, Taiwan, Thailand and Borneo.[2]

Rivula bioculalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Rivula
Species:
R. bioculalis
Binomial name
Rivula bioculalis
Moore, 1877
Synonyms
  • Naranga albistriga Hampson, 1893
  • Rivula furcifera Hampson, 1907

Its forewings are pale ochreous brown. A darker discal spot is present. From the spot, a fine sinuous, oblique, slightly darker medial extends to the dorsum. Irregular sinuous postmedial runs parallel to it. Hindwings ochreous brown. Larval host plants are Oryza and Panicum species.[3]

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 – via Academia.
  2. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Rivula bioculalis Moore, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rivula bioculalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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