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Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.

Chasmina candida
chasmina candida Noctuidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Chasmina
Species:	C. candida
Binomial name
Chasmina candida (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Arbasera candida Walker, 1865 Chinophlebia sericea Hampson, 1893

Description

Its wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings of the male are quadrate, where the costa somewhat excised. Costal neuration slightly distorted. Male pure white. Palpi and antennae ochreous. Fore tibia and tarsi orange spotted with black. Mid tibia orange above.[1]

The caterpillar is pale brown or greenish with short sparse hairs. It has a brown or yellow stripe along each side of the back, with four small thoracic black dots. Pupa is brownish.[2]

Ecology

The larvae have been recorded on Hibiscus tiliaceus and Thespecia populnea.[3]

References

External links

• Barnett, L. K.; Emms, C. W. & Holloway, J. D. (July 1, 1999). "The moths of the Chagos Archipelago with notes on their biogeography". Journal of Natural History. 33 (7): 1021–1038. doi:10.1080/002229399300065.
• Australian Insects
• Occurrence of the viable population of Chasmina candida on Praslin Island, Seychelles
• Final Instar Caterpillar and Metamorphosis of Chasmina candida (Walker, 1865) from Singapore

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