Appearance
The male shows two colour forms. One form has uniform greyish forewings. The other form has darker greyish colors towards the antemedial side of the forewings. Antemedial strongly curved. Female has whitish forewings with faint markings. Hindwings of both sexes similar with yellowish tinge. Caterpillar is yellowish with rows of dorsal brushes.The caterpillar is known to feed on many plants such as "Etlingera elatior", "Anacardium occidentale", "Mangifera", "Casuarina", "Begonia", "Bixa orellana", "Brassica", "Albizia falcataria", "Dipterocarpus", "Hopea", "Camellia sinensis", "Shorea", "Acacia richii", "Acacia mangium", "Cassia fistula", "Casuarina equisetifolia", "Cinnamomum zeylanicum", "Cocos nucifera", "Erythrina", "Pterocarpus", "Tamarindus", "Lagerstroemia", "Ficus", "Eucalyptus", "Eugenia", "Psidium", "Syzygium", "Pinus" and "Rosa" species.
Distribution
It is found in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sundaland, Sulawesi and towards New Guinea and Brunei.References:
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