''Paracrama dulcissima'' is a

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of the family Nolidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of

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and the Bismarck Islands.

Description

Forewings greenish bordered with red and gray. Hindwings of the male are deeper orange red while the female has much paler orange-red hindwings. Caterpillar claviform (club shaped). Body yellowish white with brown marbles. Only primary setae present. There are two small conical protuberances found on a transverse ridge. Ventrum is leaden white. Pupation occurs in a dark brown shiny cocoon. Pupa ovoid with cremaster hooks. Cocoon truncated and semi-ovoid. Larval host plant is ''

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'' species.

References

Chloephorinae Moths of Asia Moths described in 1864 {{Nolidae-stub