Hyblaea constellata
| Hyblaea constellata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hyblaeidae |
| Genus: | Hyblaea |
| Species: | H. constellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyblaea constellata Guenee, 1852[1] | |
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Hyblaea constellata is a moth in the Hyblaeidae family. It is found in south-east Asia, including China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. It is also found in Australia (Queensland).
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The upper wing surfaces are brown with a curved white band across the centre and a less distinct white band across the tip of each forewing. There are four yellow blotches on each hindwing. The underside of the forewings is brown with two yellow marks on the costa. The underside of the hindwings is orange with a dark mark at the tornus.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Tectona grandis and Mallotus species.[3]