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Carea angulata is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] China and Indonesia.

Carea angulata
adult
larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nolidae
Genus:
Carea
Species:
C. angulata
Binomial name
Carea angulata
(Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx angulata Fabricius, 1793
  • Dabarita subtilis Walker, [1857]
  • Carea innocens Swinhoe, 1918
  • Carea intermedia Swinhoe, 1918

Description


The wingspan of the female is 42 mm. Palpi upturned. Antennae ciliated. Head, thorax and forewings varying from pinkish red to reddish brown. Abdomen whitish with fuscous to reddish-brown suffusion. Forewing apex quadrate. There is an outwardly oblique line from the costa. A curved double submarginal line runs from the costa before the apex to the outer angle. Hindwings whitish. Some pinkish shade found on outer margin below apex in hindwings.[3]

Larval food plants are Eugenia cumini, Eugenia jambos, Eugenia myrobalana, Eucalyptus, Ficus, Memecylon, Cleistocalyx, Bombax ceiba and Syzygium species.[4][5]


References


  1. "Species Details: Carea angulata Fabricius, 1793". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Carea angulata Fabricius, 1793". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Carea angulata (Fabricius, 1793)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. "Carea angulata (Fabricius) (=Carea subtilis (Walker))". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 12 November 2018.


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