Chundana emarginata
| Chundana emarginata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Chundana |
| Species: | C. emarginata |
| Binomial name | |
| Chundana emarginata (Hampson, 1891) | |
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Chundana emarginata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[2] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[3] Taiwan,[4] Borneo, Java and Seram.
Its wings are grey with brown irrorations (speckles). Margin of the forewing strongly excavate subapically. Wing apex is almost bifalcate. Hindwings narrow, triangular. Pale discal spots can be seen on both wings. The caterpillar is cylindrical. Body greyish and head rufous. Black spots found on the head and ringing each segment.[5] Its host plants are Wendlandia species.[6]
References
- ↑ "Chundana emarginata Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Species Details: Metorthocheilus emarginata Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ↑ "Chundana emarginata (Hampson, 1891) 凹緣雙尾蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "Chundana emarginata Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.