Prismosticta fenestrata
Prismosticta fenestrata is a moth in the family Endromidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1880. It is found in China (Zhejiang, Xizang), Taiwan, India and Nepal.[1]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Endromidae |
| Genus: | Prismosticta |
| Species: | P. fenestrata |
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| Prismosticta fenestrata Butler, 1880 | |
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Mature larvae vary in colour from greenish yellow to darkish brown marked with darker lines and paler stripes. Pupation takes place in a small cocoon of brown silk, spun on a twig or in a clump of leaves.[2]
References
- Wang, Xing; Huang, Guo-Hua & Wang, Min (2011). "Notes on the genus Prismosticta (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae) with description of a new species from China" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2895: 65–68.
- Lin, Cheng-Shing (2005). "Immature Stages of Four Bombycidae Species of Taiwan". Collection and Research. 18: 25–31. Archived May 12, 2012.
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