About Eucyclodes gavissima (Walker, 1861)
This is a description of the moth Eucyclodes gavissima (Walker, 1861). Males of this species have a wingspan of 34 mm. Their hindwings have veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. On the forewings, vein 11 arises from the cell, and veins 3 and 4 arise from the angle of the cell. The male's hind tibia is dilated with a fold that holds a tuft of long hair, and bears two pairs of spurs. Male antennae are bipectinate, meaning they are comb-like on both sides. This moth is generally yellowish-green in overall color. The palpi and vertex of the head are whitish. The thorax and abdomen are marked with white, and all wings bear white markings. On the forewings, there are basal and sub-basal white spots. A waved antemedial band has a spot on its inner edge below the cell. There are two spots at the end of the cell. A waved postmedial band is dentate on the inner area, and merges into a large purplish-fuscous patch on the costal area. The forewings also have two submarginal and one marginal series of spots. On the hindwings, the basal area has white spots. There is a strongly waved medial band, along with postmedial, submarginal, and marginal series of white spots. The ventral side of the wings is whitish, with black-brown patches near the apex of each wing; these patches are largest on the hindwings. Females have a wingspan of 40 mm. Females have small crimson specks on the thorax and abdomen. The white markings on all wings have rufous edges, and this also holds true for the white markings of the forewings. On the forewings, there is a crimson patch on the inner area beyond the postmedial line. The hindwings of females have a yellowish and crimson basal area. The larva is mottled with light brown, brown, and white, and is irregularly tinged with rufous. Larvae feed on the flowers of Memecylon species. The pupa is bone-colored, suffused with pink, and speckled with black.
