Altha adala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Limacodidae
Genus:
Altha
Species:
A. adala
Binomial name
Altha adala
(Moore, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Narosa adala Moore, in Horsfield & Moore, 1859

Altha adala is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Java, Bali, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Forewings with dull orange shade with a central dark brown dot. The caterpillar has a greenish-white body which is ovate and without tubercles.[3]

Larval food plants include Annona, Bauhinia, Coffea, Mangifera, Eugenia, Rosa, Psidium guajava and Mangifera indica.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Altha adala Moore, 1859". 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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Altha adala Moore". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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