Sasunaga tenebrosa
Introduction '''''Sasunaga tenebrosa''''' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1867.It is found from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Description Its wingspan is about 36–42 mm. Body dark and reddish brown or black and grey. Forewings with slight streaks in the interspaces. The transverse lines are almost obsolete. Orbicular small, circular, and usually prominent, whereas reniform almost obsolete. There is a dark patch on costa before apex. Apical and basal inner area and angle often greyish or reddish brown. Hindwings fuscous brown.
Ecology The larvae feed on ''Ventilago'' species, and the caterpillar pupates in the soil in a silk cocoon.
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