Species of moth
Saptha smaragditis moth in the family Choreutidae .[ 1] Edward Meyrick in 1905.[ 2]
Description
Original Description
Meyrick, 1905. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16 : 610-611 [ 2]
Distribution
It is found in Sri Lanka ;[ 3] [ 4] India ; Sulawesi ;[ 5] Myanmar (Burma); Thailand ; Borneo and Ambon (Maluku Islands , Indonesia ).[ 6]
Ecology
Larval Host Plant
Unknown.
Habitat
Observations of adult moths from Sri Lanka in 2011 & 2021 were from forest fragments in urban areas. The elevational range is lowland to montane (1500m).[ 6]
Activity
The adult moths are both diurnal and nocturnal.[ 6]
Phenology
The known temporal occurrence of each stage of the life cycle across the geographic distribution of S. smaragditis is as follows:
life stage
Sri Lanka
India
Myanmar
Thailand
Borneo
Sulawesi
Ambon
ovum
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1st instar larva
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2nd instar
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3rd instar
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4th instar
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5th instar
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pupa
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imago
March , April [ 7] Nov. & Dec.[ 7]
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possible voltinism
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univoltine
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Conservation Status
Not evaluated (NE) .
References
^ "Species Details: Saptha smaragditis Meyrick, 1905" . Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 29 July 2018 .^ a b Meyrick, E. (1982). "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera" . Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society . 16 : 580– 619 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. ^ 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. ^ Choreutidae.myspecies.info ^ Diakonoff, A. (1982). "On a Collection of Some Families of Micro-Lepidoptera from Sri Lanka (Ceylon)" . Zoologische Verhandelingen . 193 : 1– 124 – via Naturalis Biodiversity Center. ^ a b c Robinson, Gaden S.; Tuck, Kevin R.; Shaffer, Michael (1994). A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of South-East Asia . London, U.K.: The Natural History Museum. p. 308. ISBN 978-9839681130 ^ a b Clarke, J.F.Gates (1969). Catalogue of the type specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick (volume 6) doi :10.5962/bhl.title.68439 .
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