Appearance
The wingspan of the male is 60–70 mm and the female is 74–80 mm. The proboscis is more developed. Frons less hairy. Hind tibia with the first pair of spurs medial. Wings with the outer margins non-crenulate. Antennae of male bipectinate with short stiff branches. Body grey with black irrorations. Head ochreous. Thorax and abdomen with yellow bars. Forewings with waved yellow antemedial band. Both wings with irregularly sinuous indistinct yellow medial line curved outward beyond the cell of forewings. There is an ill-defined postmedial maculate band angled at vein 5 of both wings, with some outer margin of forewing. A marginal yellow spots series present.Larva dark green with dark somital bands and slight sub-lateral line. Spiracles white ringed with red and red centers. Tubercle on first somite and legs purple. Female larva much pale green. Larva known to feed on "Cassia auriculata", "Acacia", "Albizia", "Camellia sinensis", "Chrysanthemum indicum", "Dalbergia latifolia", "Eucalyptus", "Litchi chinensis", "Mangifera indica", "Paulownia tomentosa", "Phyllanthus emblica", "Prunus domestica", "Prunus salicina", "Psidium guajava", and "Vernicia fordii".
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