(one synonym: Marmorinia nara Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)
CATOCALINAE , NOCTUIDAE
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
Don Herbison-Evans (
donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
and
Stella Crossley
(updated 14 August 2008)
(Photo: courtesy of
Buck Richardson, Kuranda)
The caterpillar of this species is thin and green, with a narrow head and tail. There is a yellow line along each side and it has yellow spiracles. The caterpillar has the full set of prolegs. It lives on the underside of a leaf of its foodplant. The caterpillar has been found feeding on
It pupates in a cell in the soil.
The adult moth has greyish-brown wings, each with a dark submarginal line. Each forewing has an irregular black triangle on the costa near the apex, and a small black dumbbell mark near the middle of the wing.
The species occurs across south-east Asia, including:
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