Suana concolor

Suana concolor is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.^[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka,^[2] to South China, Java, Borneo and the Philippines.

Suana concolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lasiocampidae
Genus:	Suana
Species:	S. concolor
Binomial name
Suana concolor Walker, 1855
Synonyms
Lebeda concolor Walker, 1855 Lebeda bimaculata Walker, 1855 Suana ampla Walker, 1855 Suana cervina Moore, 1879

Biology

The adult is a sphinx-like moth with dark reddish-brown wings and a lighter margin. One or two yellowish spots are found on the forewings. The female lays off-white to light brown eggs which are ellipsoidal. It has a single lateral ovoid brown spot. The caterpillar has a black head in first instars. Thoracic segments white and black transversely banded. Caterpillars hairy with downward directed tufts. Larval development usually lasts 60–80 days for the males and 85–100 days for the females. Pupa elongate bean shaped. It is dark brown to black to the tip of abdomen, with a shining cover.^[3]

Caterpillars feed on a diverse range of plants such as Careya, Ceiba, Canarium, Shorea, Castanea, Cinnamomum, Litsea, Persea, Acacia, Albizia, Cassia, Gossypium, Hibiscus, Embelia, Eucalyptus, Psidium, Syzygium, Citrus, Sonneratia, Theobroma, Camellia, Schima, and Tectona species.^[4][5]