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Aroa plana

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Aroa plana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Aroa
Species:
A. plana
Binomial name
Aroa plana
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Orgyia? plana Walker, 1855
  • charnidas junctifera Walker, 1865
  • charnidas ochracea Moore, 1879
  • Aroa ochracea Swinhoe, 1923
  • Aroa plana Swinhoe, 1923

Aroa plana is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2][3] The caterpillar is known to feed on Bambusa species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Aroa plana Walker, 1855". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ^ 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Aroa plana (Walker, 1855)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.