Earias luteolaria

Earias luteolaria is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo, Hong Kong and Australia.[3]

Earias luteolaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Eariadinae
Genus: Earias
Species:
E. luteolaria
Binomial name
Earias luteolaria
Hampson, 1891
Synonyms
  • Earias luteolaria ab. aurantiaca Strand, 1917
  • Earias luteolaria ab. carnea Strand, 1917
  • Earias aurantiaca Gaede, 1937
  • Earias carnea Gaede, 1937

Description

Fore-wings are bright yellowish with brown spot centrally. Hind-wings are whitish with a rusty-coloured outer area. On the underside of the hind-wings, a brown spot is found centrally.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Aprata mackwoodii Moore, 1883". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 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. "Earias luteolaria Hampson, 1891". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (21 December 2017). "Earias luteolaria Hampson, 1891". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
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