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Spilosoma obliqua

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Spilosoma obliqua, the jute hairy caterpillar or Bihar hairy caterpillar, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Burma.

The wingspan is about 23 mm.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Liquidamber and Ilex asprella.

Subspecies

  • Spilarctia obliqua obliqua (Walker, 1855) (south-eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Burma)
  • Spilarctia obliqua montana (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) (southern India)
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