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Risoba basalis

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Risoba basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Risoba
Species:
R. basalis
Binomial name
Risoba basalis
Moore, 1882

Risoba basalis is a species of moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Distribution

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It is found in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sundaland and Sulawesi.[1][2]

Biology

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The larvae have been recorded feeding on Melastoma and Quisualis species.

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Risoba basalis Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.