''Maceda mansueta'' is a
moth of the family
Nolidae first described by
Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in
Japan
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,
Sri Lanka
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,
Borneo,
India (Andamans),
Malaysia,
New Guinea,
Fiji
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,
Australia
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,
Réunion
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and the
Seychelles.
Description
There are highly variable color patterns in the wings. Adults are brownish with transverse fasciation. Hindwings with gray and black shading. The caterpillar is yellowish with dark reddish dots in tubercles. There is a distinct double dorsal line on the caterpillar with red, brown or black speckles. Only primary setae present. Pupation occurs in an ovoid truncated cocoon which is brown. No cremaster. Larval food plant is ''
Heritiera''.
A single subspecies is recorded - ''Maceda mansueta rufimacula''
Prout, 1921.
Hostplant
This species is known to feed on ''
Heritiera littoralis'' (Malvaceae).
Gallery
Maceda mansueta (15254232903).jpg,
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References
External links
"''Maceda mansueta''" ''The Pherobase''.
Moths of Asia
Moths described in 1857
Nolidae
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