Cheromettia apicata

Short description: Species of moth

Cheromettia apicata

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Limacodidae

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Cheromettia

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C. apicata

Binomial name
Cheromettia apicata

(Moore, 1879)

Synonyms

* Parasa laleana Moore, 1859
* Belippa laleana Moore, 1859

Cheromettia apicata is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics such as Sri Lanka[2] and India .[3]

Larval host plants are Camellia sinensis, Ceiba pentandra, Cocos nucifera, Gliricidia sepium, Schleichera oleosa, Schleichera trijuga, Vernicia fordii, Aleurites fordii, Butea monosperma, Coffea arabica, Derris elliptica, Juglans regia Pyrus communis, Theobroma cacao, Toona ciliata and Malus pumila.[4][5]

## References

1. ↑ "Species Details: Cheromettia apicata Moore, 1879". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/bbe913a94debbdaf244c5390b68f9e12/synonym/a5d79424f5146b73d2ae89cb4f122908. 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. ↑ "Diversity and density of tea pests in the tea gardens of Manipur". ResearchGate. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308358288_Diversity_and_density_of_tea_pests_in_the_tea_gardens_of_Manipur. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
4. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchpageurl=browse.dsml&sort=family+copromorphidae+natural+history+museum+hosts+database&beginIndex=29250&family=copromorphidae&. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchpageurl=browse.dsml&sort=family+copromorphidae+natural+history+museum+hosts+database&beginIndex=29280&family=copromorphidae&. Retrieved 28 June 2018.

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