''Ernolatia moorei'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
in the family
Bombycidae first described by Thomas Hutton in 1865. It is found in
Sri Lanka
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,
India
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, southern
China
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,
Borneo and
Taiwan.
The
wingspan is 30–35 mm.
The larvae feed on the leaves of ''
Ficus superba''. They have a greyish-brown body and a white head. They reach a length of 4.4 mm when full grown.
Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan
Pupation takes place in a pale brown pupa, enclosed in a dark brown cocoon spun in the leaves of the host plant.
References
Moths described in 1865
Bombycidae
Moths of Japan
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