Hamodes propitia

Hamodes propitia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Hamodes
Species: H. propitia
Binomial name
Hamodes propitia
(Boisduval, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa propitia Boisduval, 1832
  • Ophisma attacicola Walker, 1858
  • Hamodes aurantiaca Guenee, 1852
  • Hypenaria discistriga Moore, 1867
  • Hamodes marginata Moore, 1882

Hamodes propitia is a moth in the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, from the Philippines east to Queensland, the Carolines (Palau) and the Solomon Islands.[2]

There is sexual dimorphism in adults. Males are yellow with diffuse blackish markings and females are yellowish olive-brown with uniform shading.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia species. They have a grey body with black and white speckling and a greyish black head. Pupation takes place in a folded leaf in a pupa with a heavy powdery bloom.

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