Eudocima homaena

Eudocima homaena
Female
Male
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Eudocima
Species:
E. homaena
Binomial name
Eudocima homaena
(Hübner, 1816)
Synonyms
  • Othreis homaena Hübner, 1823
  • Phalaena ancilla Cramer, 1777
  • Phalaena strigata Donovan, 1804
  • Ophideres bilineosa Walker, 1858
  • Othreis ancilla formosana Okano, 1964

Eudocima homaena is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1816. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Taiwan, the Nicobars, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines and on Christmas Island. It is a major pest on orange plants.

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