''Idioglossa triacma'' is a species of
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 ...
of the family
Batrachedridae
The Batrachedridae are a small family of tiny moths. These are small, slender moths which rest with their wings wrapped tightly around their bodies.
Taxonomy
The taxonomy of this and related groups is often disputed.
This group was first propos ...
.
It is known from the
Khasi Hills of
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is about 10 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow with a purplish-fuscous-golden triangular blotch at one-third, almost reaching the costa.
Biology
The host plant of this species is ''
Commelina benghalensis
''Commelina benghalensis'', commonly known as the Benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering Jew, ''kanshira'' in Bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical Asia and Africa. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its nativ ...
'' (
Commelinaceae).
HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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Related pages
*List of moths of India
The following is a list of the moths of India. It is estimated that approximately 10,000 species of moths exist in India.
Family lists for Indian moths
* Alucitidae
* Bombycidae
* Brachodidae
* Brahmaeidae
* Choreutidae
* Cosmopterigidae
* ...
References
Moths described in 1913
Batrachedridae
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