Appearance
The wingspan is about 30–46 mm. Antennae of male ciliated. Mid and hind tibia hairy. Body pale ochreous brown, slightly suffused with fuscous or dark grey-brown. Fore wings with a large black white-edged triangular patch easily distinguished below the cell from near base to towards outer angle. A similar smaller patch found beyond the cell on vein 5, with some pale fulvous behind it. A slightly sinuous submarginal pale line with patches of black suffusion found inside it and a series of black specks beyond it. A dark marginal line can be seen as well. Hind wings with indistinct medial line and fuscous suffused outer area.Larva has yellow upper half and brown ventral part. Yellow part is broken by longitudinal brown bands, which faints towards posterior and becomes intensive again in prolegs. Eggs olive green and speckled rusty red. First few instars are green with three lateral purple brown lines. Late instars are yellowish. Pupa within a slight cocoon of white silk, which spun amongst leaves.
Food
The larvae feed on "Chrysopogon", "Eleusine" "Glycine", "Indigofera", "Kummerovia", "Medicago", "Phaseolus", "Rhynchosia" and "Nephelium" species.References:
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