Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Genus Argina Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Scientific name Argina astrea Rank Species | |
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Similar Argina, Butterflies and moths, Utetheisa lotrix, Utetheisa pulchelloides, Polydesma umbricola | ||
The Crotalaria pod borer (Argina astrea) is a moth of the Erebidae family. It is found in eastern Africa, southern Asia of India, Sri Lanka, and Indo-Australia, including the Pacific Islands and Australia.
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Description
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The species is extremely variable in wingpattern as well as ground color. Differs from Mangina argus in the head, thorax and fore wing being orange-yellowish or whitish in color. Abdomen and hind wings are bright orange. Markings and spots are similar to neighbor of species. The head of caterpillar is reddish brown when fully grown. Body black with white intersegmental rings that contain broken black transverse lines. Spiracles are in orange patches.
Ecology
The larvae feed on Crotalaria species. The species prefers secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to the montane region.
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