About Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773)
This species, Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773), has the following morphological features. Its palpi are crimson, with one black spot on each joint. Antennae are red brown, with the basal joint being crimson. The head and thorax are whitish fuscous; the head has two black spots. The collar has two pairs of spots. Each of the three thoracic segments has a pair of spots. The forewings are hyaline, or glass-like, with two black spots at the base. The margins, apical area, and a band on the discocellulars are pale fuscous. The hindwings are hyaline, with a marginal fuscous band. The legs are crimson, with the outer side of the femora and tibia whitish fuscous. The larva is greenish with a slightly hairy body. It has sub-dorsal and lateral rows of small black spots. Its spiracles are brownish, and its head is yellow.
