Thosea aperiens

Thosea aperiens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Limacodidae
Genus:	Thosea
Species:	T. aperiens
Binomial name
	Thosea aperiens; Walker, 1865

Short description: Species of moth

Thosea aperiens, the stinging caterpillar, is a moth of the family Limacodidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1865.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka^[2] and India .

Its larval host plants are Dunbaria henryi, Lablab purpureus, cowpea, Calotropis gigantea and Ziziphus jujuba.^[3]

References

↑ "Species Details: Thosea aperiens Walker, 1865". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/bff926710160ba61d07e7b9c93a487cf. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
↑ 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.
↑ "Record of new host plants for some important crop pests in Tamil Nadu". CABI. https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19770548639. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Thosea aperiens Walker, 1865". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/bff926710160ba61d07e7b9c93a487cf. Retrieved 29 June 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/.

[3] "Record of new host plants for some important crop pests in Tamil Nadu". CABI. https://www.cabi.org/isc/abstract/19770548639. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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Thosea aperiens

Topic: Biology

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