Risoba diversipennis

Risoba diversipennis is a species of tuft moth native to the Himalayas, Indochina and to Papua New Guinea.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1858. Recorded host plants are Melastoma.[1]

Risoba diversipennis
Newly eclosed adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Risoba
Species:
R. diversipennis
Binomial name
Risoba diversipennis
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms

Heliothis diversipennis Walker, 1858[1]

  • Apolysis
    Apolysis
  • Penultimate instar
    Penultimate instar
  • Last instar, maybe mimicking the branches of the host plant (Melastoma)
    Last instar, maybe mimicking the branches of the host plant (Melastoma)
  • Pupa
    Pupa
  • Pupa, near eclosion
    Pupa, near eclosion
  • Tufts of the adult Risoba diversipennis
    Tufts of the adult Risoba diversipennis

References
  1. "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  2. "Risoba". ftp.funet.fi. Retrieved 26 February 2022.


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