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Barasa acronyctoides is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Oriental region and east to Sulawesi and Fiji.

Description

Forewings ashy gray with round apex. A linear black fasciae present. Some tufts of raised scales can be found on the distal area. The male can be identified by conspicuous black hair-pencil. The caterpillar is oblong and flattened. Head bright reddish orange and heart shaped. Legs and prolegs are also orange. Body chocolate brown with pink lateral areas. Caterpillars generally found on the underside of the leaf. Pupation occurs in a cocoon attached to a twig or a branch.

Larval host plant is Eugenia.

References

1. "Species Details: Barasa acronyctoides Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. Savela, Markku. "Barasa acronyctoides Walker, 1862". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
4. "Barasa acronyctoides Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

External links

• Patterns of Lepidoptera herbivory on conifers in the New World

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