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Streblote dorsalis is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia and Java.[3]

Streblote dorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Streblote
Species:	S. dorsalis
Binomial name
Streblote dorsalis Walker, 1866
Synonyms
Streblote helpsi Holloway, 1987 Taragama castanoptera Moore, 1888 Taragama hyperantherae Moore, 1883 Taragama igniflua Moore, 1882 Taragama intensa Moore, 1883

Description

As in most Lepidoptera, the female is larger than the male. The wingspan of the male is 60 mm and 75 mm in the female. Antennae fulvous, with the branches becoming abruptly short at middle in male, but short throughout in female. Body greyish white with dark reddish-brown tegulae. Abdomen reddish brown in each segment with greyish tinge. Legs are without spurs. Forewings dark reddish brown with a white spot at base. Hindwings dark reddish brown in males, and pale in females.[4] Caterpillars are known to feed on Ziziphus mauritiana.[5]

Subspecies

There are two subspecies.

• Streblote dorsalis dorsalis (Walker, 1866)
• Streblote dorsalis pallida (Rothschild, 1915)

References

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