Eligma narcissus (Cramer, 1775)

Taxonomy

class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Noctuoidea → family Nolidae → subfamily Nolinae → genus Eligma → species Eligma narcissus

Species name(s)

Eligma narcissus (Cramer, 1775) = Phalaena narcissus Cramer, [1775] = Eligma narcissus indica Rothschild, 1896 = Eligma narcissus javanica Rothschild, 1896 = Eligma narcissus philippinensis Rothschild, 1896 = Eligma narcissus celebensis Tams, 1935. [3, 9]

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Expansion

Zoogeographical regions

Palaearctic.

Russia regions

#40. Primorsky.

Detailed information with references

Distribution

Regions of the Russian Federation: Seaside. [3].

General info about Larva

Caterpillars are open-living, on the leaves of a forage plant. [306].

Larva food plants / other food objects

Ailanthus altissima, Ailanthus excelsa, Ailanthus malabarica. [306].

Authors

Photo: Andrey Polstyanoy.

Text data: Peter Khramov, Irina Nikulina.

The species characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.

References

[3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
[9] Tree of Life (funet.fi), 2012
[306] Матов А.Ю., Кононенко В.С. Трофические связи гусениц совкообразных чешуекрылых фауны России (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea: Nolidae, Erebidae, Euteliidae, Noctuidae). Владивосток: Дальнаука, 2012.

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Other species Eligma

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Eligma malagassica Rothschild, 1896

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