Pandesma quenavadi

Pandesma quenavadi is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It has a wide distribution and is found in African countries such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, the Gambia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is also found in South Asian and South East Asian countries like Sri Lanka,[2] Bangladesh, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Australia and Japan.[3]

Pandesma quenavadi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Pandesma
Species:
P. quenavadi
Binomial name
Pandesma quenavadi
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Pandesma jubra Swinhoe, 1889

Its wingspan is about 5 cm.[4] Its narrow forewings are greyish with a broad, darker border. There is light and irregular basal fasciation. A small dark spot is found centrally in the antemedial area. Hindwings whitish with a broad blackish-grey border. This border is darker than the one on the forewings.[5] Larval food plants are Acasia catechu, Acacia karoo, Acacia mollissima, Albiza chinensis and Albiza lebbeck.[6]

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (5 November 2004). "Pandesma Guenée, 1852". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 12 October 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. "Pandesma quenavadi Guenee, 1852 ハイイロクチバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 November 2015). "Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "Pandesma quenavadi". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852". African Moths. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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