Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Genus Sasunaga Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Subphylum Hexapoda Family Noctuidae Scientific name Sasunaga tenebrosa Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Ericeia inangulata, Grammodes geometrica, Mocis undata, Mocis frugalis | ||
Sasunaga tenebrosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
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Description
Wingspan about 36-42mm. Body dark and reddish brown or black and grey in color. Fore wings with slight streaks in the interspaces. The transverse lines are almost obsolete. Orbicular small, circular, and usually prominent, whereas reniform almost obsolete. There is a dark patch on costa before apex. Apical and basal inner area and angle often greyish or reddish brown in color. Hind wings fuscous brown.
Ecology
The larvae feed on Ventilago species, and caterpillar pupates in the soil in a silk cocoon.
References
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