Appearance
The wingspan is about 60–96 mm. Palpi with third joint long and spatulate at extremity. Forewings with crenulate cilia in both sexes. Male has greenish-grey head and thorax. Abdomen orange. Forewings greenish grey with very numerous faint striated reddish lines. There are three rufous spots which can be seen at end of cell. A dark oblique line from near apex to centre of inner margin.A silvery patch found on vein 1 and another below lower angle of cell. A marginal black band with crenulate inner edge. There is a series of white cilia spots. Ventral side is orange. Forewings with costa and apical area blotched with rufous. Oblique postmedial and sub-apical black bands can be seen. Hindwings with apical area blotched with rufous. A black spot found on costa and another beyond lower angle of cell. A marginal black band runs from vein 5 to anal angle.
Female much more prominently striated with rufous coloured forewings. The silvery patches found below and beyond cell very large and conjoined crossed by white streaks above vein 2 and beyond cell.
Food
The caterpillars are known to feed on ''Cocculus'', ''Lycopersicon'', ''Malus pumila'', ''Mangifera indica'', ''Musa'' × ''paradisiaca'', ''Tinospora caffra'', ''Vitus'', ''Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii'', ''Rhigiocarya racemifera'', and ''Tiliacora''.The larvae feed on ''Menispermaceae'' species, including ''Tinospora smilacina'' and ''Legnephora moorei''. It is considered a pest on citrus and other fruit, which it damages by piercing the fruit with its proboscis in order to suck the juice.
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