Showing posts with label Erebidae. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Erebidae. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Curoba sangarida

Location - Kotte
External Links - http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/367969-Curoba-sangarida
Reference - The Lepidoptera of Ceylon - F. Moore, F.Z.S. Vol 2 Page 49 & Plate

Expanse 4 cm
Larval food plantFirecracker flower (Crossandra infundibuliformis) (Sujeeva Gunasena Personal communication)


Monday, November 23, 2015

Thyas coronata


Location - Sri JayawardenapuraKotte.
Host Plant - Flowers (Only first instar larvae) and tender leaves (Larvae of all instars) of Rangoon creeper/Drunken sailor(Quisqualis indica) - (Sujeeva Gunasena, ‎ Personal communication, October 31, 2015)
External Links - http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1890501

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Nyctemera lacticinia


Location - Sigiriya
Expanse - Male: 3.8cm cm Female: 4.5cm
Reference - The Lepidoptera of Ceylon - F. Moore, F.Z.S. Vol 2 Page 47- 48.
Ecology - Day flier
External links : http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/124131-Nyctemera-lacticinia

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Asota producta


Location - Yagirala forest reserve. 
Wing expanse - 3.5 - 7 cm
Reference - The Lepidoptera of Ceylon - F. Moore, F.Z.S. Vol 2 Page 52-53.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Amata thoracica


Location - Ingiriya forest reserve (Dombagaskanda). Also observed at Morapitiya Runakanda, Sinharaja  and Yagirala forest reserves.
External Links - http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/424469-Amata-thoracica

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Mangina argus


Location - Thalangama tank
Expanse - Male 5 cm Female - 5.4 cm
Reference - The Lepidoptera of Ceylon - F. Moore, F.Z.S. Vol 2. page 69 as Argina argus
Larval host Plants - Young leaves of Crotalaria species. Larvae observed at above location were feeding on Crotalaria retusa leaves.