Eudocima smaragdipicta (Walker, [1858])

Borth, Robert J. & Kons, Hugo L., 2022, Mitochondrial genetics of Ophiderini, with a new species from the Eudocima phalonia species group (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Calpinae), Zootaxa 5148 (1), pp. 1-151 : 16

Eudocima smaragdipicta (Walker, [1858])

( Figs 8 : K, 23: P–Q, 94: D–F)

The longitudinal green forewing mark is more irregular than in E. kinabaluensis or E. homaena . Both E. smaragdipicta and E. homaena have a medial patch which is lacking in the E. kinabaluensis group. The life cycle is illustrated by Leong (2009) who found the larvae in Singapore feeding on Fibraurea tinctoria (Menispermaceae) . That larvae attained a length of 75 mm, and while resting adopted a typical Eudocima defensive posture presenting a striking pair of ocelli on the third abdominal segment. It is found in peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo ( Holloway 2005).

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FIGURE 8. Eudocima kinabaluenis and Eudocima homaena group adults (dorsal aspect).