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yellow with black bands, dark spots on wings, yellowish border to
forewing, Exp. 44 mm. Larvae blackish brown, long black hairs, orange
stripe on back. Pest on cereals and legumes. A. moorei. Very similar.
P. transiens. Blackish with orange abdomen. Exp. 50-60 mm. R.
astria. Blackish with black spots on body, hyaline wings, smoky borders,
50-70 mm. E. narcissus. Yellow, forewing olive above, grey brown below,
a white band in centre. 70-80 mm. D. pulchella. White, thorax yellow
with spots, scarlet bands and black spots to forewing, Exp. 40-45 mm,
Larva grey, a white band on back, red spots on sides. A serious pest on
Sann (crotalaria). Cyana spp. White, abdomen reddish, scarlet bands,
three black spots on forewings, hindwing pale crimson. Exp. 25-30 mm.
P, entella. Orange, thorax green, green irregular band on forewing.
42-46 mm. Lithosia spp. Brownish black. G. indica. Brown, parts orange,
2 yellow spots on forewing. Exp. 28-30 mm. A. conferta. Orange, black
bands on wings. Exp. 25-35 mm. Larva dark with orange spots and tufts
of hair, abundant in rainy season on house walls, paths, verandahs etc.
Feed on lichen. D. obliqua. Similar but paler, oblique line in forewing,
abdomen blackish with yellowish tufts. Larva black and yellow with long
black or black and white hairs. Omnivorous. Known as Bihar hairy
caterpillar. Celama spp. Common. White and brown moths, not of any
economic importance.
Fam, Aqaristidae. Small, economically unimportant. Diurnal,
brightly coloured. Resemble Noctuids. Antennae dilated at tips. Clicking
sound produced in flight. Larva with tufts of hair on sides. About 300
species in the world, 40 Indian, 3-4 in Maharashtra.
E. adulatrix. Black, forewing banded yellow, blue spots at base,
hindwing with reddish spots. Exp. 80 mm. Aegocera spp. Mouth covered
with hairs. Antennae dilated, forewing red brown, a streak in the middle.
Exp. 33-45 mm.
Fam. Noctuidae. Short, robust, moderate to big. Antennae simple,
hairy or feathery. Forewing narrow, hindwing larger. Colours sombre,
FAUNA 419