Somera viridifusca

Somera viridifusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Somera
Species: S. viridifusca
Binomial name
Somera viridifusca
Walker, 1855

Somera viridifusca is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the north-eastern Himalaya, India (Sikkim), China (Hainan, Yunnan)[1] and Taiwan.

Camouflage

Adults have bright green forewings.

The larvae are yellow-green with a double yellow dorsal line. The area below the subdorsal stripe is green. The head is greyish-white with olive markings. Pupation takes place underground.[2]

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