About Taractrocera ceramas (Hewitson, 1868)
Description of the male Taractrocera ceramas. The upperside of the wings is rufous-brown, marked with small orange spots. The forewing bears eight spots total: one in the cell, three conjoined spots positioned close to the costa before the apex, two in the middle of the disc, and two lying close to the outer margin below the apex. The hindwing has two pairs of spots in the disc: one pair in the middle, and the other near the apex. The cilia of both wings are pale brown. On the underside, the forewing is blackish-brown. The spots match the arrangement seen on the upperside, but are paler and duller in color, with an extra dull orange streak running between the costa and the sub costal vein. The hindwing is paler in shade, with the same basic markings as the upperside, but it also has an additional spot at the end of the cell, and the entire wing is more or less covered with tiny orange scales. The antennae are black; the lower half of the club is white along the sides, and the shaft bears white dots. The palpi, head, and body are the same color as the wings. The palpi are grey on the underside, and the abdomen has faint grey bands on its underside. The female matches the appearance of the male.
