Dysaethria conflictaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Dysaethria |
| Species: | D. conflictaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)
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Dysaethria conflictaria,[1] or Epiplema conflictaria,[2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.
Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey[4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.[5]
Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2010). "Epiplema conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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