Netria viridescens

Netria viridescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Notodontidae
Genus: Netria
Species: N. viridescens
Binomial name
Netria viridescens
Walker, 1855
Synonyms
  • Netria griseata Hampson, 1892

Netria viridescens is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found from the Oriental Tropics to New Guinea.

The wingspan is 66–87 mm.[1] Adults have green forewings with darker medial and basal bands. There is some variation in the green tone (which is usually paler in females) and the intensity of the banding.[2]

The larvae only feed on young leaves of Bassia, Mimusops, Sideroxylon and Achras sapota. They live on the undersides of the leaves of their host-plant. They are dull green with an orange-red collar and a shiny-granular head.

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