Calesia fuscicorpus
Species of moth
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Calesia fuscicorpus is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[2] Caterpillars are known to feed on Justicia wynaadensis.[3] The male has a significant area of dense, raised scales that obscure the white discal spot and other markings.[4]
| Calesia fuscicorpus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Calesia |
| Species: | C. fuscicorpus |
| Binomial name | |
| Calesia fuscicorpus Hampson, 1891 | |
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