Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Genus Oraesia Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Oraesia, Oraesia emarginata, Butterflies and moths, Calyptra minuticornis, Eudocima tyrannus | ||
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Oraesia excavata is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan, Korea, China, Thailand and Taiwan and has recently been recorded from Hawaii.
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Adults are orange colored and mimic a dead leaf. They pierce fruit (including prune, citrus, grape, peach, pear, apple, guava, papaya, mango, banana and loquat) to suck the juice.
The larvae feed on Menispermaceae species, possibly including Cocculus orbiculatus, Lepisanthes rubiginosa and Stephania japonica.
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