| Episparis liturata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Episparis |
| Species: | E. liturata |
| Binomial name | |
| Episparis liturata Hampson, 1893 | |
Episparis liturata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Java, Borneo, Myanmar, China and Thailand.
The wingspan of the male is 41 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen and wings are pale dull reddish brown. Forewings with white line on subbasal and postmedial areas. A yellow patch is found at lower angle of cell. An irregular white spot found on the discocellulars. There is an indistinct medial dark line excurved around the cell. A pale sinuous postmedial line arising from a white spot on costa. Apical patch is yellow. Hindwing with dark mark on discocellulars. Underside of the wings is white. [3]
The caterpillars are pale green, with pink or purplish patches, white dots and a dorsolateral white line. Setae of caterpillars are short, and development of chalazae is weak. Caterpillars are known to feed on Adina , Mitragyna and Schleichera species. [4]
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