Callopistria pulchrilinea

Callopistria pulchrilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Callopistria
Species: C. pulchrilinea
Binomial name
Callopistria pulchrilinea
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Obana pulchrilinea Walker, 1862

Callopistria pulchrilinea is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widely distributed from the Oriental region to Africa, including Japan, Taiwan, China (Tibet), India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Myanmar, Borneo, Singapore, Indonesia (Amboina), Nepal and western Africa (Gabon).

The wingspan is 24–25 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is rufous in males and brownish-dark in females, tinged with ochreous on the veins.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Selaginella uncinata and Selaginella delicatula.[1] Full-grown larvae have a light green ground colour.

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