Eudocima iridescens

Eudocima iridescens is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in large parts of the world, including Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

Eudocima iridescens
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Eudocima
Species:	E. iridescens
Binomial name
Eudocima iridescens (T.P Lucas, 1894)
Synonyms
Ophideres iridescens Lucas, 1894 Ophideres pyrocrana Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 90 mm.

The larvae feed on Menispermaceae species, including Pycnarrhena novoguineensis. It is considered a pest on citrus and other fruit, which it damages by piercing the fruit with its proboscis in order to suck the juice.

External links

• http://www-staff.it.uts.edu.au/~don/larvae/cato/iridescens.html Archived 2009-09-30 at the Wayback Machine