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Chasmina candida
Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
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Description
Its wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings of the male are quadrate, where the costa somewhat excised. Costal neuration slightly distorted. Male pure white. Palpi and antennae ochreous. Fore tibia and tarsi orange spotted with black. Mid tibia orange above.[1]
Ecology
The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus and Thespecia populnea.[2]
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