Ommatophora luminosa

Ommatophora luminosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Ommatophorini
Genus: Ommatophora
Species: O. luminosa
Binomial name
Ommatophora luminosa
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena luminosa Cramer, 1780

Ommatophora luminosa is a species of moth in the Erebidae family. The species is found from the Himalayas and Taiwan to Sundaland.[1]

The wingspan is 58–60 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Bauhinia species. They are mottled and cryptically variegated pinkish brown. Pupation takes place in a light cocoon incorporating petals of the host plant.

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