Heortia vitessoides

Heortia vitessoides

"Heortia vitessoides" is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Taiwan, Thailand and northern Queensland in Australia. Pupation takes place in the soil.
Heortia vitessoides (Crambidae) Bukit Fraser, Malaysia. 22 Dec 2016. Fall,Geotagged,Heortia vitessoides,Malaysia

Appearance

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a pattern of black on pale yellow on the forewings. The hindwings are white with a broad black margin.
Moth - Heortia vitessoides  Heortia vitessoides,Malaysia,Moth,Sabah

Food

The larvae have been recorded feeding on "Rhus" and "Aquilaria malaccensis". They live communally in a shelter made by joining a number of leaves together with silk. The larvae are pale green with a broad black line along each side.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusHeortia
SpeciesH. vitessoides
Photographed in
Malaysia