Rema costimacula

Rema costimacula is a species of moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi.[2]

Rema costimacula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Anobinae
Genus:
Rema
Species:
R. costimacula
Binomial name
Rema costimacula
(Guenee, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Toxocampa costimacula Guenee, 1852
  • Toxocampa avisignata Prout, 1924
  • Remigia triangulata Walker, 1865

Adults have pale brown forewings, conspicuously marked with two triangles and a quadrilateral block in black along the costa.

The larvae feed on Amphicarpaea species.

Subspecies
  • Rema costimacula costimacula
  • Rema costimacula triangulata Walker, 1865 (Himalayas)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Rema costimacula (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Rema costimacula Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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