Dysaethria conflictaria

Dysaethria conflictaria,[1] or Epiplema conflictaria,[2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Dysaethria conflictaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Uraniidae
Genus:
Dysaethria
Species:
D. conflictaria
Binomial name
Dysaethria conflictaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Erosia conflictaria Walker, 1861
  • Dirades parvula Moore, 1887
  • Epiplema lacteata Warren, 1896
  • Epiplema perpolita Warren, 1896

Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey[4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.[5]

Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.[6]

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2010). "Epiplema conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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