Dysaethria conflictaria

Dysaethria conflictaria,[1] or Epiplema conflictaria,[2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Dysaethria conflictaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Dysaethria
Species:	D. conflictaria
Binomial name
Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
Erosia conflictaria Walker, 1861 Dirades parvula Moore, 1887 Epiplema lacteata Warren, 1896 Epiplema perpolita Warren, 1896

Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey[4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.[5]

Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.[6]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Species Details: Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
4. "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2010). "Epiplema conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.