Eublemma cochylioides
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Eublemma cochylioides is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found throughout the Old World tropics to Fiji
and Tonga
.
The wingspan
is about 20 mm. Adults have pale brown forewings each with two darker submarginal brown lines containing a triangular pink area.
The larvae have been recorded on Elephantopus
species and Prenanthes spinosa.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found throughout the Old World tropics to Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
and Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 20 mm. Adults have pale brown forewings each with two darker submarginal brown lines containing a triangular pink area.
The larvae have been recorded on Elephantopus
Elephantopus
Elephantopus is a genus of at least twelve species of perennials in the daisy family. Several species are native to the southeastern United States, and at least one is native to India and the Himalayas.- Uses :...
species and Prenanthes spinosa.