Altha adala
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| Altha adala | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Limacodidae |
| Genus: | Altha |
| Species: | A. adala |
| Binomial name | |
| Altha adala (Moore, 1859) | |
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Altha adala is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Java, Bali, Borneo, and Sumatra.
Forewings with dull orange shade with a central dark brown dot. The caterpillar has a greenish-white body which is ovate and without tubercles.[3]
Larval food plants include Annona, Bauhinia, Coffea, Mangifera, Eugenia, Rosa, Psidium guajava and Mangifera indica.[4][5]
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