Mathoris loceusalis
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| Mathoris loceusalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Thyrididae |
| Genus: | Mathoris |
| Species: | M. loceusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mathoris loceusalis Walker, 1859 | |
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Mathoris loceusalis is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka[2] and Australia.[3]
Its wings are brownish with a reddish outline. Two to three red-outlined white spots are found near the cell of the forewings. There is a black spot near the middle of the hindwings.[4]
Larval food plants are Dendrophthoe glabrescens and Loranthus species.[5]
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