Callopistria repleta
Callopistria repleta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in India, China, Taiwan, Japan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.
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The forewings are contrastingly patterned in white, rufous, dark brown and grey with a mauvish tinge.
The larvae feed on ferns. They are bright green with a series of transverse black bars edged in yellow. Pupation takes place in a slight, earth-covered cocoon on the soil surface.[2]
Subspecies
- Callopistria repleta repleta
- Callopistria repleta postpallida Prout, 1928 (Sundaland)
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