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Maceda (moth)
''Maceda'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae Species description, first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1857. Description Palpi slender, and reaching just above vertex of head. Antennae ciliated. Abdomen with coarse hair on dorsum of proximal segments. Tibia nearly naked. Forewings tuftless. Apex almost rectangular. Male with bar-shaped retinaculum. The end of the cell rounded and dilated with a small patch of ribbed hyaline (glass-like) membrane, probably for stridulation with the spines of the mid-tarsi. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4. Species * ''Maceda mansueta'' Walker, 1858 (Australasia) * ''Maceda ignefumosa'' Warren, 1912 (from New Guinea) * ''Maceda rufibasis'' Warren, 1912 (from New Guinea) * ''Maceda ignepicta'' Hampson, 1914 * ''Maceda savura'' Robinson, 1968 (from Fiji) References Walker, 1858. ''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum''. (13): 1122, 1140 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maceda Mansueta
''Maceda mansueta'' is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in Japan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, India (Andamans), Malaysia, New Guinea, Fiji, Australia, Réunion and the Seychelles. Description There are highly variable color patterns in the wings. Adults are brownish with transverse fasciation. Hindwings with gray and black shading. The caterpillar is yellowish with dark reddish dots in tubercles. There is a distinct double dorsal line on the caterpillar with red, brown or black speckles. Only primary setae present. Pupation occurs in an ovoid truncated cocoon which is brown. No cremaster. Larval food plant is ''Heritiera''. A single subspecies is recorded - ''Maceda mansueta rufimacula'' Prout, 1921. Hostplant This species is known to feed on ''Heritiera littoralis'' (Malvaceae). Gallery Maceda mansueta (15254232903).jpg, Maceda mansueta (15871900881).jpg, Maceda mansueta (34518506733).jpg References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |