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Serrodes partita

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Serrodes partita wwwafricanmothscomimagesErebidaeCALPINAEserr

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Thalassodes quadraria, Polydesma umbricola, Callopistria maillardi, Ctenoplusia limbirena, Pericyma

Serrodes partita (catapult moth) is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in western, eastern, central and southern Africa, Australia, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java) and Sri Lanka.

Description

The wingspan of the adults is approximately 60 mm. Head, thorax and fore wings dark or red or greyish brown. Fore wings with a sub-basal dark red-brown spot on the costa, with a line from its lower edge. A similar antemedial spot and large lunule found below the cell with a highly excurved line from its lower edge. Reniform broken up into a number of tessellated spots with pale edges, and with rufous marks on the costa above it. A double straight postmedial line angled below the costa. Abdomen and hind wings are fuscous. Hind wings have traces of a medial pale line. Cilia paler at apex and anal angle.

They feed on plants such as Prunus persica, Sapindus saponaria, Sapindus trifoliatus, Pappea capensis, Prunus persica, Sapindus saponica, Grewia occidentalis, Citrus, Deinbollia oblongifolia, Acacia, Deinbollia pinnata, Eucalyptus blobulus, and Leptospermum laevigatum.

References

Serrodes partita Wikipedia


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