<i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eligma_narcissus" class="extiw" title="w:Eligma narcissus">Eligma narcissus</a></i>, is a moth in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolidae" class="extiw" title="w:Nolidae">Nolidae</a> family. It is found in the Oriental tropics and subtropics. The larvae feed on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canarium" class="extiw" title="w:Canarium">Canarium</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus" class="extiw" title="w:Ailanthus">Ailanthus</a> species, including <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_fordii" class="extiw" title="w:Ailanthus fordii">Ailanthus fordii</a></i> and <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_triphysa" class="extiw" title="w:Ailanthus triphysa">Ailanthus triphysa</a></i>. Young larvae skeletonise leaflets, while older larvae are defoliators.
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Here the larva is hanging on silk from <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailanthus_triphysa" class="extiw" title="w:Ailanthus triphysa">Ailanthus triphysa</a></i>.
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<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Jkadavoor" title="User:Jkadavoor">Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India</a></div>
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