Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Scientific name Pindara illibata Rank Species | |
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Similar Bastilla joviana, Bastilla fulvotaenia, Buzara onelia, Butterflies and moths, Chalciope mygdon | ||
Pindara illibata moth
Pindara illibata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Oriental region, including Taiwan, China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Japan and Borneo.
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Description
Wingspan is about 72mm. A pale rufous moth. Fore wings with short sub-basal and oblique antemedial medial dark lines on pale reddish bands. Renifrom large with a dark line in it. Three indistinct waved postmedial line found on pale reddish suffusion and one sub-marginal line present. A large semi-circular patch with white edges at apex. Abdomen and hind wings fuscous brown, where hind wings with indistinct pale medial line. The margin except at apex is greyish.
The larvae feed on Bischofia and Elaeocarpus species.
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