Calesia fuscicorpus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Calesia |
Species: | C. fuscicorpus |
Binomial name | |
Calesia fuscicorpus Hampson, 1891 | |
Calesia fuscicorpus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1891. [1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka. [2] Caterpillars are known to feed on Justicia wynaadensis . [3] The male has a significant area of dense, raised scales that obscure the white discal spot and other markings. [4]