Saptha smaragditis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Choreutidae
Subfamily:
Choreutinae
Genus:
Saptha
Species:
S. smaragditis
Binomial name
Saptha smaragditis
Meyrick, 1905
Synonyms
  • Tortyra centrifuga Meyrick, 1912
  • Tortyra smaragditis Meyrick, 1912

Saptha smaragditis is a moth in the family Choreutidae.[1] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.[2]

Description

Original Description

Meyrick, 1905. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 610-611 [2]

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka;[3][4] India; Sulawesi;[5] Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Borneo and Ambon (Maluku Islands, Indonesia).[6]

Ecology

Larval Host Plant

Unknown.

Habitat

Observations of adult moths from Sri Lanka in 2011 & 2021 were from forest fragments in urban areas. The elevational range is lowland to montane (1500m).[6]

Activity

The adult moths are both diurnal and nocturnal.[6]

Phenology

The known temporal occurrence of each stage of the life cycle across the geographic distribution of S. smaragditis is as follows:

life stage Sri Lanka India Myanmar Thailand Borneo Sulawesi Ambon
ovum no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
1st instar larva no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
2nd instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
3rd instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
4th instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
5th instar no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
pupa no data no data no data no data no data no data no data
imago March, April
Aug. & Sept.[7]		 Nov. & Dec.[7] no data no data no data no data no data
possible voltinism bivoltine univoltine no data no data no data no data no data

Conservation Status

IUCN Red List

Not evaluated (NE).

References

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  1. ↑ "Species Details: Saptha smaragditis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Meyrick, E. (1982). "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 16: 580–619 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. ↑ Choreutidae.myspecies.info
  5. ↑ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 193: 1–124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
  6. 1 2 3 Robinson, Gaden S.; Tuck, Kevin R.; Shaffer, Michael (1994). A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia. London, U.K.: The Natural History Museum. p. 308. ISBN 978-9839681130.
  7. 1 2 Clarke, J.F.Gates (1969). Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick (volume 6). London, U.K.: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). p. 537. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.68439.


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