Aloa lactinea

Red costate tiger moth
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Spilosomina
Genus: Aloa
Species: A. laetata
Binomial name
Aloa laetata
(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, 1894

Aloa laetata (red costate tiger moth) is a moth of family Erebidae. It is found in India, Japan, southern and western China,[2] Taiwan, Java, Sumatra, Sri Lanka, Burma[1] and the Philippines.

Description

Red costate tiger moth,Ezhimala, Kerala, India

Wingspan is about 40mm long.[3] Abdomen yellow colored. Antennae black with the 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. Fore wings with a scarlet fascia along the costa. Red markings are with a deep crimson tone. The band on head is broader. A black speck at each angle of cell present, but some absent. Hind wings 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. 11th somite with two spots only.[4][5]

Ecology

The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.[6] It is a minor pest, caterpillar feeds on castor, coffee, jute, groundnut, teak, ragi, sunflower, maize, sweetpotato, and beans.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Aloa laetata at funet
  2. ↑ "Aloa lactinea (Gramer) マエアカヒトリ Cat. 3332". Moths of Thailand Vol 6 Arctiidae, page 164. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Red Costate Tiger moth". Project Noah. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Aloa lactinea". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia A Review of the subfamily Arctiinae (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) from the Philippines
  7. ↑ "Aloa lactinea (Cramer)". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 23 July 2016.


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