Monobolodes prunaria

Monobolodes prunaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Monobolodes
Species:	M. prunaria
Binomial name
Monobolodes prunaria (Moore, 1887)
Synonyms
Dirades prunaria Moore, 1887 Gathynia fasciaria Leech, 1897 Phazaca oribates West, 1932

Monobolodes prunaria is a species of moth of the Uraniidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, the Ryukyu Islands) and possibly Borneo.

Larva

Pupa

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are dark greyish-brown, with dark-brown striations and a round apex. The ante- and postmedial lines are dark brown, forming a broad dark brown band constricted medially. There is a dark-brown triangular spot at the middle of the posterior margin. The hindwings are dark greyish-brown, suffused with dark brown scales.^[1]

The larvae feed on Gardenia species, including Gardenia jasminoides. They are pale grey with rows of black spots and a broad dorsolateral longitudinal black band over the abdominal segments.^[2]

References

1. Sohn, J.-C. & Yen, S.-H., 2005: A taxonomic revision of the Korean Epipleminae (Lepidoptera: Uraniidae), with phylogenetic comments on the involved genera. Zoological Studies 44 (1): 44-70. Full article: .
2. The Moths of Borneo