About Axylia putris Linnaeus, 1761
Description of Axylia putris: The forewing is ochreous, with the costal area (including the cell) being dark brown. Dark brown patches are present on both folds at the outer margin; the upper patch connects to the outer line via a dark double streak. The inner line is strongly angulated, while the outer line is marked by a double row of dashes along the veins. Both the orbicular and reniform stigmata have dark centres and dark rings: the orbicular is small and round, more rarely flattened, while the reniform is large. The hindwing is whitish, and variably suffused with grey. The form triseriata Moore, originally described from northern India but also found in Japan and Korea, is larger and darker than the typical form.
