''Callopistria repleta'' is a moth of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. It is found in India,

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, Taiwan,

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, Peninsular Malaysia,

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and Borneo. The forewings are contrastingly patterned in white, rufous, dark brown and grey with a mauvish tinge. The larvae feed on ferns. They are bright green with a series of transverse black bars edged in yellow. Pupation takes place in a slight, earth-covered cocoon on the soil surface.The Moths of Borneo
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Subspecies

*''Callopistria repleta repleta'' *''Callopistria repleta postpallida'' Prout, 1928 (Sundaland)

References

Moths described in 1858 Caradrinini Moths of Asia {{Caradrinini-stub