Scopelodes venosa
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| Species: | S. venosa |
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Scopelodes venosa is a moth of the family Limacodidae, first described by Francis Walker in 1855.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] China, India, northern Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Laos, Vietnam and Nepal.[3][4]
The caterpillar is yellowish green, and its body is semiovoid, flat dorsally. There are diamond-shaped markings with dark green edges on its dorsum. Black lines run on most lateral ridges on segments. The tip of lateral tubercle is jet black.[5]
A single subspecies is recorded - Scopelodes venosa kwangtungensis Hering, 1931.
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