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Euphalacra semisecta
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Genus:	Euphalacra
Species:	E. semisecta
Binomial name
Euphalacra semisecta (Warren, 1922)
Synonyms
Ectothyris semisecta Warren, 1922 Neophalacra laticornis Roepke, 1951

Euphalacra semisecta is a moth in the family Drepanidae. The first known description is by William Warren in 1922, although Warren attributed the species to Hampson. It is found on Borneo, Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia, with a type locality on Sumatra.

Food sources

The larvae feed on Plectocomiopsis geminiflorus. A survey in 2013 found that adults are attracted to bait traps with fermenting banana, and were the only species of Drepanidae recorded in the survey to prefer them over bait traps with rotting prawn.

Appearance

Euphalacra semisecta has pale forewings marked with interrupted brown bands and rounded anterior corners.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Euphalacra semisecta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "::The Moths of Borneo::". www.mothsofborneo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. Savela, Markku. "Euphalacra semisecta (Warren, 1922)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
4. ^ Holloway, Jeremy D.; Barlow, Henry S.; Loong, Hok Kim; Khen, Chey Vun (November 2013). "Sweet or Savoury? Adult feeding preferences of Lepidoptera attracted to banana and prawn baits in the oriental tropics" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 29: 77, 83.

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