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Dasychira moerens

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Dasychira moerens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Dasychira
Species:
D. moerens
Binomial name
Dasychira moerens
Felder, 1894
Synonyms
  • Liparis moerens Swinhoe, 1923

Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894.[1] It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.[2][3]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao,[4] Smilax and Vitis species.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Dasychira moerens Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Dasychira moerens Felder". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.