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Zurobata vacillans

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Zurobata vacillans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan and New Guinea.[3]

The caterpillar is unusual in having host plants other than typical green plants. The larva feeds on fungus on dead leaves, several lichens and Coccoidea (scale insects).

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Zurobata vacillans Walker, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ "Zurobata vacillans Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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Zurobata vacillans: Brief Summary

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Zurobata vacillans is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in the Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and New Guinea.

The caterpillar is unusual in having host plants other than typical green plants. The larva feeds on fungus on dead leaves, several lichens and Coccoidea (scale insects).

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