Risoba diversipennis
Appearance
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Newly eclosed adult | |
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Species: | R. diversipennis
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Binomial name | |
Risoba diversipennis (Walker, 1858)
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Heliothis diversipennis Walker, 1858[1] |
Risoba diversipennis is a species of tuft moth native to the Himalayas, Indochina and to Papua New Guinea.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1858. Recorded host plants are Melastoma.[1]
Gallery
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Young hatchling
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Apolysis
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Penultimate instar
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Last instar of Risoba diversipennis eating
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Last instar, maybe mimicking the branches of the host plant (Melastoma)
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Cocooning stage of Risoba diversipennis
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Pupa
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Pupa, near eclosion
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Tufts of the adult Risoba diversipennis
References
- ^ a b "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Risoba". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 26 February 2022.