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Aegilia describens (
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Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] to New Guinea, [3] the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean. [4]
The caterpillar has a medium grass-green body with a distinct, 'pulsating' dark greenish dorsal line. A brownish, faint, lateral line extending to the dorsolateral area. Spiracles are orange divided by black. Pupation occurs in soil within a silk cocoon. Host plant includes Mesua ferrea. [5]
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Species: | A. describens
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Aegilia describens (
Walker, [1858])
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Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Euteliidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] to New Guinea, [3] the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean. [4]
The caterpillar has a medium grass-green body with a distinct, 'pulsating' dark greenish dorsal line. A brownish, faint, lateral line extending to the dorsolateral area. Spiracles are orange divided by black. Pupation occurs in soil within a silk cocoon. Host plant includes Mesua ferrea. [5]