Striglina scitaria
| Striglina scitaria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Striglina |
| Species: | S. scitaria |
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| Striglina scitaria (Walker, 1862) | |
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The Daincha Leaf Webber (Striglina scitaria) is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Andamans, Borneo, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia.
Adults are reddish ochreous.
The larvae feed on Sesbania bispinosa, Cassia corymbosa, Notonia grandiflora and Quisqualis indica. Young larvae twist the terminal portion of a leaflet to form a small cone. During growth, the larva webs together several leaflets, creating a tunnel in which it lives and pupates.[1]
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