Dysodia viridatrix

Dysodia viridatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Thyrididae
Genus:	Dysodia
Species:	D. viridatrix
Binomial name
Dysodia viridatrix Walker, 1858

Dysodia viridatrix is a moth of the family Thyrididae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka[2] and Vietnam.[3]

The larval food plant is Capparis spinosa.[4]

References

1. "Species Details: Dysodia viridatrix Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. "Dysodia viridatrix Walker, [1858] 1856; Plate 9". Pyralids of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.