Antheraea cingalesa

Antheraea cingalesa, the Sri Lankan tussar silk moth, is a moth of the family Saturniidae. The species was first described by Frederic Moore in 1883.[1] It is endemic to Sri Lanka.[2][3]

Antheraea cingalesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Saturniidae
Genus:
Antheraea
Species:
A. cingalesa
Binomial name
Antheraea cingalesa
Moore, 1883

Description

Its wingspan is 12 to 16 cm. Sexes show dimorphism. Male is deep yellowish ochreous or reddish ochreous. Round celli are with a black outer ring, purple inner border and white line. Forewings much paler with ochreous apex. Costal border hoary with a very indistinct darker ochreous shade. Whereas female is deep yellowish ochreous. Ocelli are larger than that of male. Front of the thorax, and collar are hoary.

The caterpillar is greenish with a yellow lateral band. There are two dorsal rows of yellow tubercular prominences. Head and forelegs are purple brown. Cocoon oval, hard, and brownish grey. Host plants of the caterpillar are Anacardium occidentale, Terminalia arjuna, Terminalia catappa, Camellia sinensis, Eucalyptus leucoxylon and Hevea brasiliensis.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Antheraea cingalesa Moore, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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. "Sri Lankan Tussar Silk Moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Family Saturniidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Sri Lanka: An Overview" (PDF). The Journal of Tropical Asian Entomology. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.