Scopelodes venosa

Scopelodes venosa is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] China, India, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos, Vietnam and Nepal.[3][4]

Scopelodes venosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Scopelodes
Species:
S. venosa
Binomial name
Scopelodes venosa
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Scopelodes aurogrisea Moore, 1883
  • Scopelodes brunnea Hering, 1931

The caterpillar is yellowish green and its body is semiovoid, flat dorsally. There are diamond-shaped markings with dark green edges on its dorsum. Black lines run on most lateral ridges on segments. The tip of lateral tubercle is jet black.[5]

A single subspecies is recorded - Scopelodes venosa kwangtungensis Hering, 1931.

References
  1. "Species Details: Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". 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. Savela, Markku. "Scopelodes venosa Walker, 1855". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. "Scopelodes venosa distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "Scopelodes Westwood". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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