Radara subcupralis

Radara subcupralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866.^[1]

Radara subcupralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Radara
Species:	R. subcupralis
Binomial name
Radara subcupralis (Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
Bertula ? subcupralis Walker, [1866] Rhaesena transcissa Walker, [1866] Rhaesena oblquifasciata Moore, 1882 Symplusia frequens Holland, 1894

Distribution

It is found in African countries such as Botswana, Cameroon, the Comoros, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, the Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[2] In Asian regions, it is found in India^[3] and Sri Lanka.^[4]

Description

Male antennae fasciculate serrate. Adults with characteristic reddish-brown forewings. Fasciae are well separated at the costa. Hindwings are medium brown.^[5] Caterpillars are known to feed on Tragia brevipes, Asystasia and Tragia durbanensis species.^[6]