Callopistria repleta
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| Species: | C. repleta
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| Callopistria repleta Walker, [1858][1]
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Callopistria repleta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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.[2]
Subspecies[]
- Callopistria repleta repleta
- Callopistria repleta postpallida Prout, 1928 (Sundaland)
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1858
- Caradrinini
- Moths of Asia
- Caradrinini stubs