| Aegilia describens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Euteliidae |
| Genus: | Aegilia |
| Species: | A. describens |
| Binomial name | |
| Aegilia describens (Walker, [1858]) | |
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Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] to New Guinea, [3] the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean. [4]
The caterpillar has a medium grass-green body with a distinct, 'pulsating' dark greenish dorsal line. A brownish, faint, lateral line extending to the dorsolateral area. Spiracles are orange divided by black. Pupation occurs in soil within a silk cocoon. Host plant includes Mesua ferrea . [5]