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Callopistria repleta

Synonyms: Eriopus postpallida

Wikipedia Abstract

Callopistria repleta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. The forewings are contrastingly patterned in white, rufous, dark brown and grey with a mauvish tinge. The larvae feed on ferns. They are bright green with a series of transverse black bars edged in yellow. Pupation takes place in a slight, earth-covered cocoon on the soil surface.
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Prey / Diet

Pteridium aquilinum (northern bracken fern)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0