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Olepa ricini
It closely resembles the much less distributed Olepa ocellifera, and differs only in the lack of a chain like series of small yellow banded black spots in between large spots in forewings, which are present in O. ocellifera.
It is a minor pest, as a caterpillar, on cotton, castor, sunflower, gingelly, maize, ivy gourd, brinjal, sweetpotato, banana and Cucurbita crops.
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Spilosomina, Olepa ricini (group). Quite a complex taxonomy, including several species in the same group. Maybe you find some more info about it and add it under description or habitat.
Spotted on Apr 13, 2019
Submitted on Apr 13, 2019
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