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Dysaethria conflictaria,[1] or Epiplema conflictaria,[2] is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[3] Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Dysaethria conflictaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Dysaethria
Species:	D. conflictaria
Binomial name
Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
Erosia conflictaria Walker, 1861 Dirades parvula Moore, 1887 Epiplema lacteata Warren, 1896 Epiplema perpolita Warren, 1896

Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey[4] with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.[5]

Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.[6]

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