Westermannia superba

Westermannia superba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Westermannia
Species: W. superba
Binomial name
Westermannia superba
Hübner, 1823
Synonyms
  • Plusiodes westermannii Guenée, 1852
  • Vestermannia gloriosa Hampson, 1912
  • Westermannia gloriosa

Westermannia superba is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in New Guinea, Australia (Queensland),[1] India, Singapore and on Sumatra, Borneo and Palawan.[2]

Adults have dark brown forewings each with a winding white band across the middle. The hindwings are off-white, with dark brown margins.

The larvae feed on Lagerstroemia, Terminalia and Anogeissus species.

References

  1. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  2. ↑ Westermannia at funet


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