Amerila astreus

Amerila astreus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Amerila
Species: A. astreus
Binomial name
Amerila astreus
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Sphinx asreus Drury, 1773
  • Rhodogastria astreus
  • Rhodogastria astraea (misspelling)
  • Rhodogastria astrea (misspelling)
  • Phalaena melanthus Cramer, 1780
  • Rhodogastria astreas hainana Rothschild, 1910
  • Creatonotos communis Walker, 1864
  • Rhodogastria astreus communis (Walker, 1864 [1865])
  • Rhodogastria astreus curtisi Rothschild, 1910
  • Rhodogastria astreus dohertyi Rothschild, 1914
  • Rhodogastria astreus druryi Rothschild, 1914
  • Rhodogastria astreus novaeguineae Rothschild, 1914
  • Rhodogastria communis minor Rothschild, 1916

Amerila astreus is a moth of Arctiidae family. It is found from the Oriental region (including India, Sri Lanka) to New Guinea.[1] The species is found in primary and secondary habitats ranging from the lowlands to montane regions.[2]

Description

Palpi crimson, with a black spot on each joint. Antennae red-brown, with the basal joint crimson. Head and thorax whitish fuscous, the head with two black spots. Collar with two pairs of spots. Three segments of thorax are each with a pair of spots. Fore wings with hyaline, with two black spots at the base. The margins, apical area, and a band on discocellulars pale fuscous. Hind wings hyaline, with a marginal fuscous band. Legs crimson, with the outer side of the femora and tibia whitish fuscous. Larva greenish with slightly hairy body. There are sub-dorsal and lateral rows of small black spots. Spiracles brownish. Head yellow colored.[3]

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