Peridrome orbicularis

Peridrome orbicularis is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species is found in Bangladesh (Silhet), Cambodia, India (Andaman Islands, Assam and Meghalaya), Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, Borneo), Laos, Malaysia (Pinang), Myanmar, the Philippines (Luzon, Palawan, Mindanao and Mindoro), Thailand and Vietnam.

Peridrome orbicularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Peridrome
Species:
P. orbicularis
Binomial name
Peridrome orbicularis
(Walker, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Hypsa orbicularis Walker, 1854
  • Eriocrypta longipennis Herrich-Schaffer, 1856
  • Aganopis subquadrata Herrich-Schaffer, 1856

The wingspan is about 67 mm for males and 71 mm for females.

The larvae have been recorded on Apocynaceae species.


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