Lappet Moth: Trabala ganesha - Ngengat

Trabala ganesha is a moth of the Lasiocampidae family.

The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths. There are over 2000 species worldwide, and probably not all have been named or studied.

Their common name 'snout moths' comes from their unique protruding mouth parts of some species that resemble a large nose. They are called 'lappet moths' due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar's prolegs. The name 'eggars' comes from the neat egg-shaped cocoons of some species.

Trabala ganesha is found in Sundaland.

The male is smaller than the female and is green with straight light lines on the wings. The female is more yellow and has a big brown spot on the wings. Furthermore, there is a dot in the center of the fore wings.

Moth is Ngengat in Indonesian. I found this yellow moth, female Trabala ganesha, on the floor of a gas station in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta. At first I thought it was dead, but when I took it, the moth moved and then flew.

Scientific Classification of  Lappet Moth: Trabala ganesha – Ngengat

Domain Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis, 1978 – eukaryotes / lifeforms with nucletic cells

Kingdom Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 – animals

Subkingdom Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 – bilaterians

Branch Protostomia Grobben, 1908 – protostomes

Infrakingdom Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans

Superphylum Panarthropoda Cuvier

Phylum Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 – arthropods

Subphylum Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938

Infraphylum Atelocerata Heymons, 1901

Superclass Panhexapoda

Class Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 – insects

Subclass Dicondylia

Infraclass Pterygota - winged Insects

Superorder Panorpida

Order Lepidoptera C. Linnaeus, 1758 - butterflies, moths

Suborder Glossata

Infraorder Heteroneura

Superfamily Lasiocampoidea

Family Lasiocampidae Harris, 1841 - eggars, snout moths, lappet moths.

Subfamily Lasiocampinae Harris, 1841 - tent caterpillars

Genus Trabala Walker, 1856

Species T. ganesha

Botanical/Scientific name: Trabala ganesha Roepke, 1951

references:

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trabala_ganesha
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasiocampidae
• Scientific Classification in Biology
• www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id272540/
• taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/TaxonTree.aspx?id=98635

Photos of  Lappet Moth: Trabala ganesha – Ngengat were taken using a camera phone Sony Ericsson K800i in Kampung Rambutan, East Jakarta, Indonesia.

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