Dasychira moerens Felder 1894 articles

Dasychira moerens

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Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894.^[1] It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.^[2]^[3]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao,^[4] Smilax and Vitis species.^[5]

^ "Species Details: Dasychira moerens Felder, 1894". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ 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 – via Academia.
^ Savela, Markku. "Dasychira moerens Felder, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
^ "Survey, documentation and identification of entomofauna of cocoa, Theobroma cacao L. in major cocoa growing regions of South India". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Dasychira moerens Felder". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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Dasychira moerens is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Felder in 1894. It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.

The caterpillar is known to feed on Rosa, Theobroma cacao, Smilax and Vitis species.