Lophothripa vitea is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Swinhoe in 1885.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics towards the Solomon Islands.[2][3][4]
Basal half of forewings blackish with grayish patches in other areas. There are ridges of raised scales. Postmedial line is double and blackish. Caterpillar grass green and cylindrical and smooth having only primary setae. Head bright green and round. Pupation occurs in a semiovoid cocoon made on the underside of the leaf. Pupa slender and spindle shaped without a cremaster.[5]
Larval host plants are Terminalia, Lagerstroemia, Sonneratia and Heritiera species.[6][7]
Lophothripa vitea is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Swinhoe in 1885. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics towards the Solomon Islands.
Lophothripa vitea is een vlinder uit de familie van de visstaartjes (Nolidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1885 door Swinhoe.
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