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Risoba basalis

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Species of moth

Risoba basalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Risoba
Species: R. basalis
Binomial name
Risoba basalis
Moore, 1882

Risoba basalis is a species of moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.

Distribution

It is found in India, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Sundaland and Sulawesi.

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Melastoma and Quisualis species.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Risoba basalis Moore, 1882". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  2. Hewitson, William C. & Moore, Frederic (1879). Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects: From the Collection of the Late Mr. W.S. Atkinson, M.A., F.L.S., &c. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. OCLC 9625544 – via Internet Archive.
Taxon identifiers
Risoba basalis


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