Carea angulata

Carea angulata

''Carea angulata'' is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, China and Indonesia.
Tuft moths Caterpillar, Carea angulata, Nolidae  Carea angulata,Geotagged,Indonesia,Summer

Appearance

The wingspan of the female is 42 mm. Palpi upturned. Antennae ciliated. Head, thorax and forewings varying from pinkish red to reddish brown. Abdomen whitish with fuscous to reddish-brown suffusion.

Forewing apex quadrate. There is an outwardly oblique line from the costa. A curved double submarginal line runs from the costa before the apex to the outer angle. Hindwings whitish. Some pinkish shade found on outer margin below apex in hindwings.
Tuft moths Caterpillar, Carea angulata, Nolidae  Carea angulata,Geotagged,Indonesia,Winter

Food

Larval food plants are ''Eugenia cumini'', ''Eugenia jambos'', ''Eugenia myrobalana'', ''Eucalyptus'', ''Ficus'', ''Memecylon'', ''Cleistocalyx'', ''Bombax ceiba'' and ''Syzygium'' species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNolidae
GenusCarea
SpeciesC. angulata
Photographed in
Indonesia