Matapa aria

Moore 1866 - Common Redeye

A moderately common forest species.

Flight Period

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Wingspan

35 - 45mm.

Early Stages

Only partially known.

Larval Foodplant

Bambusa spp. and Dendrocalamus strictus (both Gramineae)

Range

Sri Lanka, through India, Malay Peninsular, throughout Indo-China to S. China, Lesser Sunda Is. and the Philippines.