Parotis marginata is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Bangladesh and China, as well as Fiji, Japan and Australia, where it is known from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Parotis |
Species: | P. marginata |
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Parotis marginata (Hampson, 1893)[1] | |
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The wingspan is about 30 mm. They are a deep green, with a crenulated brown line around the edges of each wing.[2]
The larvae feed on Alstonia scholaris, Gardenia jasminoides and Tabernaemontana. Young larvae feed on the flesh of the leaves leaving a skeleton of veins. Later instars have been found feeding on the bark. They are pale green with several raised black lumps on each segment, and a pale brown head. They live in a shelter created from curled or joined leaves held with silk. Pupation takes place in this shelter.
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