Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Notodontidae Scientific name Chadisra bipars | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Chadisra Rank Species | |
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Chadisra bipars, (sometimes as Chadisra basivacua'), is a moth of the family Notodontidae. It is found in the Oriental ecozone.
Description
The species is similar to C. bipartita. The wingspan is 35–38 mm for males and 45–50 mm for females. Larva known to feeds on Trema orientalis. In males, head, thorax and abdomen is reddish brown in color. Fore wings with basal area red-brown with fine pale streaks. A black medial line bent inwards at vein 2. There are two postmedial lines with brown patches between them at costa and inner margin and with black dentate marks on them. Hind wings are pale fuscous and margin is darker. A pale streak at anal angle and cilia is whitish towards apex. In female, head, thorax and base of fore wings ochreous white in color. The markings of the fore wing more distinct than that of male. larva greenish white above and green below. There are pale green oblique lateral lines with a grey bordered yellow dorsal line with a red tubercle on 11th somite. Legs green.