| Moonlight Queen (Siga liris (Cramer, 1775)) |
|
|
|
Scientific name: Siga liris (Cramer, 1775) Common name: Moonlight Queen French name: Siga liris Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Heterocera Family: Crambidae Subfamily: Spilomelinae Wingspan: 60-65 mm. Biotope: Tropical rain forest. Geographic area: South America including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and French Guiana. Flight time: All year round. Number of generations : Caterpillar: Host plant: |
Siga liris has a shiny pale green body with similar ground colour on the wings. This colour fades to whitish at the apex of the wings and next to the margin. Each wing is marked with a white central spot (I have seen pictures on which this spot is greyish) circled by a thin black line and diffuse yellowish colour. In addition, the fore wings bear one green spot, outlined with black, between two white spots, close to the costal edge. There is a tuft of hair on the fore legs. |
| [To know more about the Moonlight Queen] [Top] |
|
I have shot this picture at Roura, at Camps Patawa, during a light trap night session. |
André Bon December 2014