Altha adala explained

Altha adala is a moth of the family Limacodidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1859.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] India, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Java, Bali, Borneo, and Sumatra.

Forewings with dull orange shade with a central dark brown dot. The caterpillar has a greenish-white body which is ovate and without tubercles.^[3]

Larval food plants include Annona, Bauhinia, Coffea, Mangifera, Eugenia, Rosa, Psidium guajava and Mangifera indica.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Altha adala Moore, 1859 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 2018.
2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
3. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Altha adala Moore . Moths of Borneo. 28 June 2018.
4. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 June 2018.
5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 June 2018.