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Acontia crocata

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Wikipedia Abstract

Acontia crocata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from India to Australia. It has recently been recorded from Deux-Sèvres in France. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark-brown forewings. The male has white patches on the costa, while the female has an orange basal area. The hindwings are brown with orange basal areas. The larvae feed on Ligustrum vulgare.
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Prey / Diet

Corchorus capsularis (jute)[1]

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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