About Carea varipes Walker, 1857
This moth species, Carea varipes Walker, 1857, has forewings shaped like an axe head. The species' caterpillar has a distinct swollen glossy green swelling on its thorax. A mottled white band extends from this thorax swelling to the caterpillar's broad, pale green conical horn. There is a small white patch located between the horn and the caterpillar's anal claspers, and the caterpillar's head is red. Caterpillars of this species live singly and are not gregarious. Known larval host plants for Carea varipes include Eugenia, Rhodomyrtus tomentosa, Campomanesia, Cleistocalyx, and Syzygium cumini.
