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Altha adala is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Java, Bali, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Forewings with dull orange shade with a central dark brown dot. The caterpillar has a greenish-white body which is ovate and without tubercles.[3]

Larval food plants include Annona, Bauhinia, Coffea, Mangifera, Eugenia, Rosa, Psidium guajava and Mangifera indica.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Altha adala Moore, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Altha adala Moore". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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