Eupterote undata

Eupterote undata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eupterotidae
Genus:	Eupterote
Species:	E. undata
Binomial name
Eupterote undata Blanchard, [1844]
Synonyms
Eupterote affinis Moore, 1884 Eupterote assimilis Moore, 1884 Eupterote caliginosa Moore, 1884 Eupterote castanoptera Moore, 1884 Eupterote cinnamomea Moore, 1884 Eupterote consimilis Moore, 1884 Eupterote cupreipennis Moore, 1884 Eupterote decorata Moore, 1884 Eupterote diabolica Swinhoe, 1885 Eupterote dissimilis Moore, 1884 Eupterote fraterna Moore, 1884 Eupterote griseipennis Moore, 1884 Eupterote hirsuta Swinhoe, 1891 Eupterote ignavus Swinhoe, 1886 Eupterote imbecilis Walker, 1855 Eupterote invalida Butler Eupterote jaresia Swinhoe Eupterote nigricans Moore, 1884 Eupterote persimilis Moore, 1884 Eupterote similis Moore, 1883 Eupterote sinuata Moore, 1884 Eupterote subdita Moore, 1884 Eupterote suffusa Moore, 1884 Dreata taooensis Moore, 1878 Dreata undifera Walker, 1855 Eupterote undulata Eupterote variegata Moore, 1884 Eupterote vinosa Moore, 1884

Eupterote undata is a moth of the Eupterotidae family. It is found in Pakistan,^[1] India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Sumatra, Java and the Philippines.^[2]

The wingspan is about 70 mm for females and 65 mm for males. Adults are brownish-yellow or yellow with black double postmedial lines and various wavy black lines on the wings.

The larvae feed on Elettaria, Eugenia hemispherica, Coffea arabica, Maesa indica, Macaranga indica, Veronia arborea, Persea macrantha^[3] and Paulownia species.^[4]

References

1. BOLD Systems
2. Bionomics and food preference of eupterote undata blanchard eupterotidae : lepidoptera in poplar plantations
3. Cardamom: The Genus Elettaria
4. Eupterote undata (Lepidoptera: Eupterotidae): a new pest of Paulownia