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Eupterote testacea

Wikipedia Abstract

Eupterote testacea is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1855. It is found in India and Burma. The wingspan is 68-86 mm. The wings are pale ochreous yellow, the forewings crossed by two antemedial and two medial, nearly straight indistinct dark lines. There is a double postmedial similar line, the inner line well defined. There is also a waved submarginal line and the basal and outer areas are irrorated with dark scales. The hindwings have an antemedial line, a double postmedial line and a diffused submarginal curved line.
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Prey / Diet

Elettaria cardamomum (cardamom)[1]
Nephelium lappaceum (rambutan)[1]
Typhonium roxburghii[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