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Tonica niviferana

Synonyms: Binsitta niviferana

Wikipedia Abstract

Tonica niviferana is a moth in the Depressariidae family. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, northern Vietnam and China. Adults are white, the forewings with three blue tufts of scales, partly bordered with fawn. There are a few white erect tufts in the disc.
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Prey / Diet

Bombax ceiba (red silk cottontree)[1]
Ceiba pentandra (kapoktree)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0