Kingdom Animalia Family Erebidae Genus Eudocima Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Tribe Ophiderini Scientific name Eudocima hypermnestra Rank Species | |
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Similar Vandana, Eudocima discrepans, Eudocima cajeta, Eudocima aurantia, Eudocima cocalus | ||
Eudocima hypermnestra is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in China, Thailand, Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Wingspan is about 88mm. Palpi with third joint long and spatulate at extremity. Fore wings not produced at apex. Outer margin rounded. Male has yellowish green head and thorax. Palpi, collar and tegula marked with greyish. Abdomen orange and anal tuft brownish. Fore wings with yellowish green, with dark striae. There are some grey patches on inner and outer areas. There is an oblique rufous antemedial line and a very oblique rufous line runs from costa before apex to center of inner margin and curved below the costa, where it is joined by a dark streak from the apex. Hind wings orange, with a black spot at lower angle of cell and another above anal angle. The marginal area black from apex to vein 2 and with marginal and cilial white spots, its inner edge waved. Ventral side of fore wigs with white postmedial band.
Female with large and small white rufous striated patches and spots found on fore wings below and beyond cell, at outer angle and below apex.