Vitessa suradeva is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.

Description

Its head and thorax are golden yellow. The antennae are black. Abdomen with black and white bands. Base of forewing golden yellow. There are two subbasal metallic black spots on forewing. Hindwings white. The species' larval food plant is Dichapetalum gelonioides.

Vitessa suradeva

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.

Vitessa suradeva

Vitessa suradeva suradeva Moore, [1860] - North India, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Myanmar Vitessa suradeva rama Moore, 1885 - South India, Sri Lanka

Vitessa suradeva

References

External links

Discovery of the Ten Species of Subtropical-moths in Is. Daecheong, Korea

Taxonomic review of the superfamily Pyraloidea in Bhutan

Pyralinae

Moths of Asia

Moths described in 1860