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Palpi short. Mid and hind tibia lack spurs. Head, thorax and abdomen pure white. Wings broad and rounded. Fore wings bright white in color with a black dot beyond lower end of cell. Two dots found on outer margin below apex. Underside of fore wing costa blackish. Hind wings whitish with two black dots on outer margin below apex.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268727 |title=Decription of Altha subnotata Walker, 1865 |publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> |
Palpi short. Mid and hind tibia lack spurs. Head, thorax and abdomen pure white. Wings broad and rounded. Fore wings bright white in color with a black dot beyond lower end of cell. Two dots found on outer margin below apex. Underside of fore wing costa blackish. Hind wings whitish with two black dots on outer margin below apex.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/268727 |title=Decription of Altha subnotata Walker, 1865 |publisher=India Biodiversity Portal|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Caterpillar sluggish, found underside of leaves. Body perfectly semi-ovoid. Early instars greyish white and translucent. A transverse olive brown band present anteriorly, centrally and posteriorly. A double dorsal series of six transparent glossy humps visible with a lens when the caterpillar reach later instars. Late instars pale bluish green in color with a narrow white dorsal band. On flank, there are several wavy dorsal lines. A yellow sub-lateral stripe present. Pupation occurs in a white ovoid cocoon, which is dull, hard and smooth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-1/limacodidae/limacodidae-4.php |title=Altha Walker |publisher=Moths of Borneo|accessdate=28 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Larval food plants include ''[[Camellia]]'' species. |
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Altha subnotata is a moth of the Limacodidae family.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India and Nepal.
Palpi short. Mid and hind tibia lack spurs. Head, thorax and abdomen pure white. Wings broad and rounded. Fore wings bright white in color with a black dot beyond lower end of cell. Two dots found on outer margin below apex. Underside of fore wing costa blackish. Hind wings whitish with two black dots on outer margin below apex.[3]
Caterpillar sluggish, found underside of leaves. Body perfectly semi-ovoid. Early instars greyish white and translucent. A transverse olive brown band present anteriorly, centrally and posteriorly. A double dorsal series of six transparent glossy humps visible with a lens when the caterpillar reach later instars. Late instars pale bluish green in color with a narrow white dorsal band. On flank, there are several wavy dorsal lines. A yellow sub-lateral stripe present. Pupation occurs in a white ovoid cocoon, which is dull, hard and smooth.[4]
References
- ^ "Species Details : Altha subnotata Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Decription of Altha subnotata Walker, 1865". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Altha Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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