Bostra indicator

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| image = DSK5389 Arippara indicator (26584802262).jpg

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| genus = Bostra

| species = indicator

| authority = (Walker, 1864){{cite web |last=Nuss |first=M. |display-authors=etal |date=2003–2011 |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=2011-09-29}}

| synonyms =

  • Arippara indicator Walker, 1864
  • Paleca rufescens Butler, 1879
  • Arippara rufescens
  • Bostra rufescens

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Bostra indicator is a species of snout moth in the genus Bostra. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in China,[http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=314065 Bostra indicator - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser] Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.[https://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007034383/en A review of the tribe Pyralini Latreille (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Pyralinae) from Korea]

The wingspan is 24–31 mm.[http://www.jpmoth.org/Pyralidae/Pyralinae/Arippara_indicator.html Japanese Moths] Adults are on wing in July.

The larvae feed on Cinnamomum camphora and Rhus species.

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Category:Pyralini

Category:Moths described in 1864

Category:Moths of Asia

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