About Westermannia gloriosa
Westermannia gloriosa has a wingspan of approximately 36 millimeters. Its head is pure white, while its thorax and abdomen are yellowish white. The forewings are pale silvery brown, with a whitish basal costal area and a broad curved whitish postmedial band. These two white areas are joined at the costa, as the discocellulars and median nervure are also white. The hindwings are pale, and become suffused with fuscous color towards the outer margin. The larva of Westermannia gloriosa is pale olive-green, thickly covered with yellow spots, and has a visible yellow dorsal line on each segment. The larvae feed on species from the Lagerstroemia, Terminalia, and Anogeissus genera.
