Arctornis subvitrea

Arctornis subvitrea is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1][2] It is found in India[3] and Sri Lanka.[4]

Arctornis subvitrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Arctornis
Species:
A. subvitrea
Binomial name
Arctornis subvitrea
Walker, 1865

The caterpillar eats Terminalia catappa[5] and Carpinus viminea.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Arctornis subvitrea Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Arctornis subvitrea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  3. "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian Lepidoptera". Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Arctornis subvitrea hosts". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Additions to the known larval host plants of Indian Lepidoptera". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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