Summary:
Five interrupted scarlet bands with series of black spots between them are present on fore wing sequence of marginal black spots present on fore wing. The moth species is known to play an important role in the natural ecosystem as pollinator. During his study, Mr.
Ashoka identified the habitat at a location between Thuraiyur and Pachamalai range of the Eastern Ghats. It is used as model organisms to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation and climate change,” wildlife biologist Q.
Ashoka Chakkaravarthy, who identified the habitat, said. The moth looks white while flying, and at rest a pattern of red/orange and black spots on the white fore wings can be seen..