Tathodelta purpurascens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Tathodelta
Species:
T. purpurascens
Binomial name
Tathodelta purpurascens
Hampson, 1893
Synonyms
  • Tathodelta malayana Hampson, 1926

Tathodelta purpurascens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo and Bali.

Its forewings have a uniform purplish tinge. Pale postmedial strongly curved subcostally. The caterpillar is greenish. Head is glossy and whitish green. Pupa lacks a bloom. Larval host plant is Allophylus.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 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. ↑ "Tathodelta purpurascens Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tathodelta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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