Hydrillodes gravatalis

Hydrillodes gravatalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka[2] and Sundaland.[3][4]

Hydrillodes gravatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hydrillodes
Species:
H. gravatalis
Binomial name
Hydrillodes gravatalis
(Walker, [1859])
Synonyms
  • Ragana gravatalis Walker, 1859
  • Bocana gravatalis Walker, [1859] 1858
  • Bocana erythusalis Walker, [1859] 1858

Forewings blackish brown. Punctate submarginals are straw white.[5] Caterpillars feed on detritus and pericarp of Shorea and Dipterocarpus species.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Ragana gravatalis Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Hydrillodes gravatalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. "Distribution of Hydrillodes gravatalis Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Hydrillodes gravatalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Hydrillodes gravatalis". Dipterocarp Seed Predators. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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