Oraesia provocans
| Provocative Calpe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Calpinae |
| Genus: | Oraesia |
| Species: | O. provocans |
| Binomial name | |
| Oraesia provocans Walker, 1858 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The Provocative Calpe,[1] (Oraesia provocans), is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found throughout continental Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Wingspan about 48mm. Antennae of male minutely ciliated. Fore wings with angled outer margin. Male has dark palpi. Fore wings with a silver streak on vein 2 before the oblique line. A silver streak found at apex and line on outer margin below apex. Female is much darker.[3]
The larvae feed on Cissampelos species,[4] and Adenia gummifera.
References
- ↑ "Provocative Calpe". African Moths. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Koçak,A.Ö. & M. Kemal,2012, Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". academia.edu. Retrieved 18 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.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (08.Jan.2015)
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