簡介:"InsectsMothsTheretra oldenlandiae蛾雙線條紋天蛾簡介The Impatiens Hawk-moth Theretra oldenlandiae is widely spread in the Palearctic Asia, Oriental and Australian zoogeographic realms, but no subspecies is recognized. They are night flyers, but sometimes can also be found in the daytime. The species has a good adaptive and migratory ability, and inhabits at the edge of forests, open shrubs, fruit yards and flower gardens (Holloway, 1987). The species is median sized hawk-moth, has a wingspan of 60~74 mm. It is morphologically resembleing with Theretra silhetensis (Walker) whose distribution is considerably overlapped with that of T. oldenlandiae. T. oldenlandiae has a narrow, dark brown strip at the outer edge of a wider light stripe extending from the inner margin to the tip of each fore wing, whereas the corresponding dark brown strip is obscure in T. silhetensis. The larvae are black in coloration, with seven pairs round eye spots from metathorax to the 6th abdominal segment. There are six larval instars. The mature larvae may reach 7 cm in length. The hosts are diverse, including the plants from Araceae, Balsaminaceae, Rubiaceae and many other families. Occasionally the larvae are considered as minor pest to agricultural or horticultural plants such as taros and impatiens. The mature larva pupated in a loose cocoon by wrapping fallen leaves with silk. The adults are quite commonly seen, and occur in summer and early fall in Taiwan (Bell & Scott, 1976; Chen, 1994).雙線條紋天蛾Theretra oldenlandiae體背面褐色,頭、胸部兩側及肩板外緣灰白色,肩板上有一條白紋,胸部背中線粗,呈灰褐色;腹部具2條細的白色背中線,兩側具有淡橙褐色帶紋;體腹面橙褐色。前、後翅底色皆為褐色;前翅由頂角至後緣近翅基1/3處具一寬的黑褐色斜帶,其外緣有白色細邊,其外側為白褐色寬帶紋、深褐色斜帶紋及白褐色細斜帶,中室端具一小黑點;後翅亞外緣具一淡橙褐色帶紋,略呈波狀。前、後翅反面皆為橙褐色,散佈褐色小點,具外橫線三條,亞外緣區呈灰褐色。幼蟲期共六齡;成蟲出現於5~11月。其寄主植物記錄為芋Colocasia esculenta、土半夏Typhonium divaricatum、鳳仙花Impatiens balsamina、山葡萄Ampelopsis brevipedunculata及黃麻Corchorus capsularis 等。有關本種之描述主要引用Bell & Scott(1976)、張保信(1989)及陳雲鴻(1994)所發表之文獻內容。"