Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Doloessa | |
Doloessa viridis is a species of snout moth in the genus Doloessa. It was described by Zeller in 1848, and is known from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, China, Australia (Queensland), Taiwan, the Philippines and the Solomons.
Description
The wingspan is about 20-24 mm. Male has pale brownish head and thorax. Abdomen whitish. Fore wings emerald green, the base and costa browni. There is an antemedial brown speck found below costa and another in cell. An oblique brown patches series from discocellulars to inner margin. Postmedial and submarginal minutely dentate brown bands from vein 6 to inner margin, where the former excurved between veins 5 and 2. Cilia brownish. Hind wings whitish with brown margin.
The larvae feed on Khaya ivorensis, Aglaia wallichii and Cocos nucifera as well as the seeds of Shorea, Rice, Sorghum and Maize.