The Caterpillars of this species are initially green, but the last instar is sometimes brown, with diagonal dark stripes and with white speckles. All instars have a spine on the tail (which is quite harmless). The Caterpillars grow to a length of about 5 cms. They feed on various plants, including :

White Jute ( Corchorus capsularis, TILIACEAE ).

(Photo: courtesy of David L. Mohn, Chinese Christian Seminary, Hong Kong)

The adult moths have light and dark brown fore wings, and yellow and black hind wings. The wingspan is about 4 cms.

The eggs are white and spherical with a diameter of about 1 mm. They are laid singly on the underside of leaves of a foodplant.

The species is found over Asia, including

parts of Australia.

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