Hamodes propitia

Hamodes propitia is a moth in the family Erebidae first described by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1831. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, Taiwan, from the Philippines east to Queensland, the Carolines (Palau) and the Solomon Islands.

Hamodes propitia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Erebidae
Genus:
Hamodes
Species:
H. propitia
Binomial name
Hamodes propitia
Synonyms
  • Ophiusa propitia Boisduval, 1832
  • Ophisma attacicola Walker, 1858
  • Hamodes aurantiaca Guenee, 1852
  • Hypenaria discistriga Moore, 1867
  • Hamodes marginata Moore, 1882

There is sexual dimorphism in adults. Males are yellow with diffuse blackish markings, and females are yellowish olive-brown with uniform shading.

The larvae feed on Dalbergia species. They have a grey body with black and white speckling and a greyish black head. Pupation takes place in a folded leaf in a pupa with a heavy powdery bloom.

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