Miresa albipuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Miresa
Species:
M. albipuncta
Binomial name
Miresa albipuncta
Synonyms
  • Nyssia albipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Miresa albipuncta is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1854.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2][3] India and Nepal.

Adult wingspan is 40 mm. Palpi not reaching beyond frontal tuft. Male antennae of male half-serrated distally. Mid and hind tibiae have terminal spur pairs. Head yellowish. Thorax fulvous yellow, whereas abdomen ochreous fulvous. Forewings reddish brown. A silvery-white spot found beyond the lower angle of cell. An ill-defined faint silver postmedial line present. Hindwings ochreous. Underside also ochreous. Both wings are suffused with reddish brown towards costa.[4]

Eggs hatch 2 to 5 days after laying, usually between July and October. The caterpillar undergoes five instars and completes the stage after 18–32 days. Then it undergo 2–3 days of prepupal stage and then 7–14 days of pupal stage. Emergence of adults was observed in July. The caterpillar is a pest on Diospyros melanoxylon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Miresa albipuncta Herrich-Schäffer, 1854". 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. "Miresa albipuncta (Herrich-Schäffer, [1854])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Description of Miresa albipuncta". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "A note on the biology of slug caterpillar, Miresa albipuncta Her. Schaeffer. (Lepidoptera: Limacodidae) on tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon)". CABI. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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