Striglina scitaria

Striglina scitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Thyrididae
Genus: Striglina
Species: S. scitaria
Binomial name
Striglina scitaria
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Drepanodes scitaria Walker, 1862
  • Strigulina scitaria
  • Homodes thermesioides Snellen, 1877

The Daincha Leaf Webber (Striglina scitaria) is a species of moth of the Thyrididae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Andamans, Borneo, New Guinea, Fiji and Australia.

Adults are reddish ochreous.

The larvae feed on Sesbania bispinosa, Cassia corymbosa, Notonia grandiflora and Quisqualis indica. Young larvae twist the terminal portion of a leaflet to form a small cone. During growth, the larva webs together several leaflets, creating a tunnel in which it lives and pupates.[1]

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