Saptha smaragditis
Saptha smaragditis is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905.
Description
Original Description
Meyrick, 1905. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 16: 610-611Distribution
It is found in Sri Lanka; India; Sulawesi; Myanmar ; Thailand; Borneo and Ambon.Ecology
Larval Host Plant
Unknown.Habitat
Observations of adult moths from Sri Lanka in & were from forest fragments in urban areas. The elevational range is lowland to montane.Activity
The adult moths are both diurnal and nocturnal.Phenology
The known temporal occurrence of each stage of the life cycle across the geographic distribution of S. smaragditis is as follows:| life stage | Sri Lanka | India | Myanmar | Thailand | Borneo | Sulawesi | Ambon |
| ovum | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| 1st instar larva | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| 2nd instar | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| 3rd instar | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| 4th instar | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| 5th instar | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| pupa | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| imago | , Aug. & Sept. | Nov. & Dec. | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |
| possible voltinism | bivoltine | univoltine | no data | no data | no data | no data | no data |