Aphendala recta

Aphendala recta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Aphendala
Species:
A. recta
Binomial name
Aphendala recta
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Thosea recta (Hampson, 1893)

Aphendala recta is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Forewings grayish brown with indistinct external fasciae. A pale ovoid shading near the outer margin of forewing. There is a distinct white distal border of the medial fascia. Larval food plant is Camellia sinensis.

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Thosea recta Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 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. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "A review of the genus Aphendala Walker, 1865 with notes on confusing genera" (PDF). Atalanta. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Thosea recta hosts". HOSTS. Retrieved 28 June 2018.