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'''''Yepcalphis dilectissima''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Noctuidae]] family. It is found in [[Sri Lanka]], the Oriental tropics, the [[Philippines]], [[Sulawesi]] and the [[Sula Islands]].<ref>[http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_18_1.php The Moths of Borneo]</ref> |
'''''Yepcalphis dilectissima''''' is a [[moth]] in the [[Noctuidae]] family. It is found in [[Sri Lanka]], the Oriental tropics, the [[Philippines]], [[Sulawesi]] and the [[Sula Islands]].<ref>[http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_18_1.php The Moths of Borneo]</ref> |
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==Description== |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Vitex]]'' species. They are found on the underside of the leaves of their host plant |
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Wingspan of make is about 24mm and female 30mm. Head and thorax bright ferrous color. Vertex of head, collar and metathorax with some sulphur-yellowish patches. Abdomen black with narrow white rings, and white anal tuft. Fore wings also ferrous colored, with a yellow patch. There is a series of costal specks and a medial series of spots consisting of a large costal spot, two spots towards inner margin, and two small spots at middle. A series of large marginal and cilial spots and two specks can be seen on inner margin. Hind wings black in color, with a series of white cilial spots. Ventral side variegated with white.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/207319 | title=The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii | publisher=Digital Library of India | date=1892 | accessdate=4 July 2016 | author=Hampson G. F. | pages=558}}</ref> |
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The larvae feed on ''[[Vitex]]'' species. They are found on the underside of the leaves of their host plant.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-12/amphipyrinae/amphipyrinae_18_1.php | title=Yepcalphis dilectissima Walker | publisher=The Moths of Borneo | accessdate=7 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Subspecies== |
==Subspecies== |
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Yepcalphis dilectissima is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, the Oriental tropics, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Sula Islands.[2]
Description
Wingspan of make is about 24mm and female 30mm. Head and thorax bright ferrous color. Vertex of head, collar and metathorax with some sulphur-yellowish patches. Abdomen black with narrow white rings, and white anal tuft. Fore wings also ferrous colored, with a yellow patch. There is a series of costal specks and a medial series of spots consisting of a large costal spot, two spots towards inner margin, and two small spots at middle. A series of large marginal and cilial spots and two specks can be seen on inner margin. Hind wings black in color, with a series of white cilial spots. Ventral side variegated with white.[3]
The larvae feed on Vitex species. They are found on the underside of the leaves of their host plant.[4]
Subspecies
- Yepcalphis dilectissima dilectissima
- Yepcalphis dilectissima cingalesa (Warren, 1913) (Sri Lanka)
- Yepcalphis dilectissima insulicola (Warren, 1913) (Oriental tropics, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sula Islands)
References
- ^ Yepcalphis at funet
- ^ The Moths of Borneo
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Yepcalphis dilectissima Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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