Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Trichosea champa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trichosea Rank Species | |
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Trichosea champa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Himalayas, North-east India, Sri Lanka, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Russia.
Description
The wingspan is about 56 mm in female and 44 mm in male. In male, antennae simple. Head and thorax white. The third joint of palpi, a spot between antennae, and antennae except basal part of shaft are all black. Thorax banded and spotted with black. Abdomen yellow with white extremity. A dorsal series of black spots and ventral series of bands present. Fore wings whitish with some black marks near base. There are about seven prominent ill-defined waved and dentate black lines. A ring spot found at end of cell. Hind wings are whitish, with yellow hairs in inner area. Veins are black. Apex slightly suffused with fuscous color. Cilia in both wings are black and white checkered. Female is similar to male, but outer area of hind wings are black suffused.
The larvae feed on Pyrus communis.