Its wingspan is about 40 mm long.[3] The abdomen is yellow. Antennae black with a scarlet basal joint. Palpi scarlet at sides, white below, the terminal joint black. Head white with a crimson line behind it. Thorax white. Wings primarily white. Forewings with a scarlet fascia along the costa. Red markings are with a deep crimson tone. The band on the head is broader. A black speck at each angle of cell present, but some absent. Hindwings with a black spot at end of cell and a sub-marginal series of four, the two towards anal angle sometimes absent. Larva black with lateral tufts of reddish-brown hair. A sub-dorsal series of scarlet spots present. Dorsal, sub-dorsal, and lateral series of black spots also present. Somites 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th with sub-lateral spots. Two spots only on the 11th somite.[4][5]
Ecologyedit
The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.[6] It is a minor pest. The caterpillar feeds on castor, coffee, jute, groundnut, teak, ragi, sunflower, maize, finger millet,[7] sweet potato, and beans.[8]
Referencesedit
^ abSavela, Markku. "Aloa lactinea (Cramer, [1777])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
^"Aloa lactinea (Gramer) マエアカヒトリ Cat. 3332". Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^"Red Costate Tiger moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths - Vol. II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^"Aloa lactinea". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^Černý, Karel (January 3, 2011). "A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines" (PDF). Entomofauna. 32 (3): 29–92.
^Kalaisekar, A (2017). Insect pests of millets: systematics, bionomics, and management. London: Elsevier. ISBN978-0-12-804243-4. OCLC 967265246.
^"Aloa lactinea (Cramer)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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aloa, lactinea, costate, tiger, moth, moth, family, erebidae, species, first, described, pieter, cramer, 1777, found, india, japan, southern, western, china, taiwan, java, sumatra, lanka, myanmar, philippines, costate, tiger, moth, side, view, view, scientific. Aloa lactinea the red costate tiger moth is a moth of family Erebidae The species was first described by Pieter Cramer in 1777 It is found in India Japan southern and western China 2 Taiwan Java Sumatra Sri Lanka Myanmar 1 and the Philippines Red costate tiger moth Side view Top view Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Lepidoptera Superfamily Noctuoidea Family Erebidae Subfamily Arctiinae Genus Aloa Species A lactinea Binomial name Aloa lactinea Cramer 1777 1 Synonyms Phalaena lactinea Cramer 1777 Bombyx sanguinolenta Fabricius 1793 Aloa marginata Moore 1883 Rhodogastria frederici Kirby 1892 Aloa sanguinolenta Moore 1882 Amsacta lactinea Hampson 1901 Creatonotus negritus Hampson 1894Description edit nbsp In Ezhimala Kerala India Its wingspan is about 40 mm long 3 The abdomen is yellow Antennae black with a scarlet basal joint Palpi scarlet at sides white below the terminal joint black Head white with a crimson line behind it Thorax white Wings primarily white Forewings with a scarlet fascia along the costa Red markings are with a deep crimson tone The band on the head is broader A black speck at each angle of cell present but some absent Hindwings with a black spot at end of cell and a sub marginal series of four the two towards anal angle sometimes absent Larva black with lateral tufts of reddish brown hair A sub dorsal series of scarlet spots present Dorsal sub dorsal and lateral series of black spots also present Somites 1st 3rd 4th and 5th with sub lateral spots Two spots only on the 11th somite 4 5 Ecology editThe species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions 6 It is a minor pest The caterpillar feeds on castor coffee jute groundnut teak ragi sunflower maize finger millet 7 sweet potato and beans 8 References edit a b Savela Markku Aloa lactinea Cramer 1777 Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Retrieved March 19 2018 Aloa lactinea Gramer マエアカヒトリ Cat 3332 Retrieved 23 July 2016 Red Costate Tiger moth Project Noah Retrieved 23 July 2016 Hampson G F 1894 The Fauna of British India Including Ceylon and Burma Moths Volume II Vol Moths Vol II Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library Aloa lactinea India Biodiversity Portal Retrieved 23 July 2016 Cerny Karel January 3 2011 A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae Lepidoptera Arctiidae from the Philippines PDF Entomofauna 32 3 29 92 Kalaisekar A 2017 Insect pests of millets systematics bionomics and management London Elsevier ISBN 978 0 12 804243 4 OCLC 967265246 Aloa lactinea Cramer ICAR National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources Retrieved 23 July 2016 nbsp This Spilosomina related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aloa lactinea amp oldid 1177880754, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
