Dudusa nobilis

Dudusa nobilis is a moth of the family Notodontidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in northern and south-eastern China[1] and Taiwan.

Dudusa nobilis
Dudusa nobilis baibarana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Notodontidae
Genus:
Dudusa
Species:
D. nobilis
Binomial name
Dudusa nobilis
Walker, 1865
Synonyms
  • Dudusa baibarana Matsumura, 1929
  • Dudusa sphingiformis distincta Mell, 1930

The larvae feed on the leaves of Litchi chinensis and Nephelium lappaceum.[2]

Subspecies
  • Dudusa nobilis nobilis
  • Dudusa nobilis baibarana (Matsumura, 1929) (Taiwan)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dudusa nobilis Walker, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
  2. Trek Nature


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