Poloma angulata

Poloma angulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Poloma
Species: P. angulata
Binomial name
Poloma angulata
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Sarvena incompta Walker, 1865
  • Poloma janula (Felder, 1874)

Poloma angulata is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape).[2]

Adults are brown, reddish ferruginous beneath. The wings have two zigzag slender middle brown bands, the outer one with a testaceous border on the outer side. These bands are more undulating on the underside. The forewings are several shades of brown, with a slightly curved testaceous band at one-fourth of the length, and with a very large reddish ferruginous patch along the middle part of the costa. This patch is deeply notched on its hind side, and contains a brown dot and a zigzag brown streak. The underside and hindwings are reddish ferruginous.[3]

The larvae feed on Olinia ventosa and Canthium ventosum.

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Walker, F. 1855b. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part IV.– Lepidoptera Heterocera; pp. 858–859
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