Calesia fuscicorpus
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C. fuscicorpus
Binomial name
Calesia fuscicorpus
Hampson, 1891

Calesia fuscicorpus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] Caterpillars are known to feed on Justicia wynaadensis.[3] The male has a significant area of dense, raised scales that obscure the white discal spot and other markings.[4]

References

  1. "Species Details: Calesia flabellifera Moore, 1878". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 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. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Calesia transvestita sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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