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Lenodora vittata

species of insect

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 21, 2024
Entity authorityQ13389823 ↗
Source-derived summary

Lenodora vittata is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.

Biology

The caterpillar is a pest of rice. Brachymeria species are known parasitoids of the moth.

References

Further reading

"Botanical pesticides – a major alternative to chemical pesticides: A review" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Lenodora vittata” as species of insect. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lenodora, vittata and species.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1855, 2018—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Lenodora, vittata and species providing the first useful test.
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Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Lenodora vittata”, the useful work is to connect “species of insect” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q13389823. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1855 and 2018.

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Current terminology should not be projected backward without checking the classification used when the underlying evidence was created. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

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This entry incorporates text from “Lenodora vittata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.