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Dichromia thermesialis
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D. thermesialis
Binomial name
Dichromia thermesialis
(Walker, [1866])
Synonyms
  • Hypena thermesialis Walker, [1866]
  • Hypena modesta Moore, 1882
  • Hypena rectifascia Hampson, 1891
  • Hypena aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Hypena propinqua Rothschild, 1920

Dichromia thermesialis is a moth of the Erebidae family.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] China, Sumatra, Borneo and New Guinea.[3]

Forewings dark blackish gray. There is an obscurely darker, transverse antemedial. Whitish postmedial is slightly triarcuate. Apical lens obscure. Caterpillar cylindrical with slightly tapering ends. Head shiny, pale yellowish with brown freckles. Setae are on black chalazae. Body dull blackish. Faint white subdorsal, lateral and subspiracular lines visible. Larval host plant are Pouzolzia species.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details : Pachyrhabda bacterias Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Dichromia Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1854". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Dichromia thermesialis Walker comb. n." Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.