Beara dichromella is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]
| Beara dichromella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Beara |
| Species: | B. dichromella |
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| Beara dichromella Walker, 1866 | |
Forewings pinkish-grey brown. Costa sinuous and apex falcate. The caterpillar has a chocolate coloured body with short black hairlets and whitish primary setae. Anal segment is brownish orange. Thoracic segments greyish in dorsum with a quadrate orange mark. Pupa semi-ovoid without cremaster. Cocoon is woven using brown, black-speckled silk. Larval host plants are Grewia, Trema, Ziziphus, Hibiscus, Celtis and Xylia.[4]
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