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==Description== ''Eudocima materna'', known as dot-underwing moth,〔 is a moth of the Noctuidae family found in large parts of the world, mainly in tropical Asia extending to New Guinea and Australia. Reports from the United States, Canada and the French Antilles are now considered to be ''Eudocima apta''. Like his common name, the species can clearly identified by other ''Eudocima'' moths, by the presence of small central black dot in each hind wing. The wingspan is about 60 mm. Synonyms: ''Phalaena materna, Othreis materna, Ophideres materna, Noctua hybrida, Eudocima apta, Ophideres chalcogramma'' SPECIES IN GENUS :- 7 ''boseae, divitiosa, euryzona, formosa, fullonia, imperator, materna'' DISTRIBUTION Cameroon, DRCongo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe LARVAL FOODPLANTS ''Cocculus, Lycopersicon, Malus pumila, Mangifera indica, Musa x paradisiaca, Tinospora caffra, Vitus, Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii, Rhigiocarya racemifera, Tiliacora'' 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBIDAE/CALPINAE/eudocima%20materna.htm )〕 The larvae feed on ''Menispermaceae'' species, including ''Tinospora smilacina'' and ''Legnephora moorei''. It is considered a pest on citrus and other fruit, which it damages by piercing the fruit with its proboscis in order to suck the juice. Some older authors have considered ''Eudocima apta'' as a synonym of ''E. materna'' but more recent workers consider ''apta'' as a New World species that is very similar in appearance to ''materna''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eudocima materna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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