Hydrillodes morosa
Species of moth
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Hydrillodes morosa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar and China-Korea border.[3][4]
| Hydrillodes morosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hydrillodes |
| Species: | H. morosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrillodes morosa Butler, 1879 | |
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The caterpillar is known to feed on fresh, mature leaves of Litsea coreana.[5]
The species has been used in experiments with insect teas.
