Radara subcupralis

Radara subcupralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1]

Radara subcupralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Radara
Species:
R. subcupralis
Binomial name
Radara subcupralis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Bertula ? subcupralis Walker, [1866]
  • Rhaesena transcissa Walker, [1866]
  • Rhaesena oblquifasciata Moore, 1882
  • Symplusia frequens Holland, 1894

Distribution

It is found in African countries such as Botswana, Cameroon, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2] In Asian regions, it is found in India[3] and Sri Lanka.[4]

Description

Male antennae fasciculate serrate. Adults with characteristic reddish-brown forewings. Fasciae are well separated at the costa. Hindwings are medium brown.[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Tragia brevipes, Asystasia and Tragia durbanensis species.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Radara subcupralis Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Radara subcupralis (Walker, 1866)". African Moths. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Radara subcupralis (Walker, [1866])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  4. 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.
  5. "Radara Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Radara subcupralis larval food plants". African Moths. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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