- Eudocima materna
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Eudocima materna 
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Female Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Eudocima Species: E. materna Binomial name Eudocima materna
Linnaeus, 1767Synonyms - Phalaena materna
- Noctua hybrida
- Ophideres apta See text
- Ophideres chalcogramma
Eudocima materna is a moth of the Noctuidae family found in large parts of the world, including New Guinea and Australia. Reports from the United States, Canada and the French Antilles are now considered to be Eudocima apta.
The wingspan is about 60 mm.
The larvae feed on Menispermaceae species, including Tinospora smilacina and Legnephora moorei. It is considered a pest on citrus and other fruit, which it damages by piercing the fruit with its proboscis in order to suck the juice.
Some older authors have considered Eudocima apta as a synonym of E. materna but more recent workers consider apta as a New World species that is very similar in appearance to materna.[1]
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Female, dorsal view
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Female, ventral view
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Male, dorsal view
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Male, ventral view
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Larva
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