Lasiolopha saturata
Species of moth
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Lasiolopha saturata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Thailand, New Guinea[3] and Australia.[4]
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| Genus: | Lasiolopha |
| Species: | L. saturata |
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| Lasiolopha saturata (Walker, 1865) | |
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Description
Forewings dark grayish green with two irregular green bands. Hindwings gray brownish with orange shades at the margin. The caterpillar has a greenish body with a lateral white line. Head orange with black markings. Thorax bulbous.[5]
Larval food plant is Memecylon. Pupation occurs in a cocoon at the base of mid-rib. The cocoon is semi-ovoid and the pupa is ovoid.[6]
