Parasa darma

Parasa darma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Limacodidae
Genus: Parasa
Species: P. darma
Binomial name
Parasa darma
Moore, 1859

Parasa darma is a moth of the Limacodidae family. It is found in Burma, Sundaland, Palawan[1] and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 21–31 mm.[2] Adults have a crescent shaped green zone on the forewing, edged finely with white posteriorly.

The larvae feed on Cocos species. They are green with blue bands.

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