Yoma sabina
Encyclopedia
The Australian Lurcher (Yoma sabina) is a butterfly
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the North of the Australasia ecozone
and Southeast Asia
.
The wingspan
is around 7 cm.
The larvae feed on Dipteracanthus bracteatus and Ruellia
(wild petunias) species.
Butterfly
A butterfly is a mainly day-flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, which includes the butterflies and moths. Like other holometabolous insects, the butterfly's life cycle consists of four parts: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Most species are diurnal. Butterflies have large, often brightly coloured...
of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in the North of the Australasia ecozone
Australasia ecozone
The Australasian zone is an ecological region that is coincident, but not synonymous , with the geographic region of Australasia...
and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is around 7 cm.
The larvae feed on Dipteracanthus bracteatus and Ruellia
Ruellia
Ruellia is a genus of flowering plants. Commonly known as ruellias or wild petunias, they are not closely related to petunias . Both genera belong to the same euasterid clade, however...
(wild petunias) species.
External links
- Australian caterpillars
- Yoma, Markku Savela website