''Lemyra maculifascia'' is a
moth of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. It was described by
Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in
China
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(Shandong, Yunnan),
Indonesia (
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
,
Nias,
Java,
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
,
Borneo,
Sulawesi
Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...
, the
Moluccas,
Ambon Island
Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon, Maluku, Ambon to the south and various districts ('' ...
,
Buru,
Lombok, Dammer, Aru),
Timor, the
Philippines,
New Guinea and
Australia
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(
Western Australia and
Queensland). It is found in secondary habitats, including bush, clearings in primary forests and plantations, from the sea level up to elevations of about 1,200 meters.
The
wingspan is about 30 mm.
The larvae have been reported feeding on the foliage of ''
Dioscorea oppositifolia
''Dioscorea oppositifolia'' is a type of yam (''Dioscorea'') native to Myanmar (Burma) and to the Indian Subcontinent (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh).
Taxonomy
The plant previously called ''D. opposita'' is now considered to be the same specie ...
'', ''
Convolvulus'' and ''
Erythrina
''Erythrina'' is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to in height. The generic na ...
'' species.
Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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References
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maculifascia
Moths described in 1855
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