Chalciope mygdon
| Triangular-striped moth | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Chalciope |
| Species: | C. mygdon |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalciope mygdon (Cramer, 1777) | |
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The Triangular-striped moth,[1] Chalciope mygdon is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Oriental region to Sundaland.
Description
Wingspan about 36-40mm. Head and thorax dark red-brown. Abdomen greyish fuscous. Fore wings purplish grey. Costa ochreous. A large red-brown patch occupying the white wing except the costal and outer area, and crossed by an oblique ochreous band. Its costal and outer edges bordered by reddish ochreous, and their angle almost joined by a red-brown streak from the apex. There is a sub-marginal specks series present. Hind wings fuscous. Cilia grey below apex and at outer angle.[2]
Larva is a very slender pale bluish grey semi-looper. Fine darker longitudinal lines present. The larvae feed on Phyllanthus species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Triangular striped Moth (Chalciope mygdon)". My Shot Gallery of Bengkulu. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ "Chalciope mygdon Cramer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 16 August 2016.