17. Adoxophyes privatana (Walker, 1863)

Dichelia privatana Walker, 1863; List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus. 28: 320.

Adoxophyes euryomis Meyrick in Gardiner, 1902, Fauna Geogr. Maldive Laccadive Arch. 1: 126.

TL: Hindostan [= India] ( privatana); India ( euryomis).

Distribution: India; China (Hainan); Borneo; China; Indonesia (Java); Japan; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; New Guinea, Philippine Islands; Sri Lanka; Sumatra; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam (Diakonoff 1971, 1976; Robinson et al. 1994; Koçak & Kemal 2012; Nedoshivina 2013).

Hosts: The larvae of this species are polyphagus, feeding on flowers, fruits, and shoots of Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae), Durio zibethinus (Bombacaceae), Carica papaya (Caricaceae), Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae), Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita pepo (Cucurbitaceae), Croton tiglium, Hevea brasiliensis (Euphorbiaceae), Acacia mangium, Senna siamea, Cajanus cajan, Glycine max, Vigna unguiculata (Fabaceae), Castanea sativa, Castanopsis fissa (Fagaceae), Calophyllum inophyllum, Garcinia mangostana (Clusiaceae), Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Litsea chinensis (Lauraceae), Sida acuta (Malvaceae), Khaya anthotheca (Meliaceae), Eugenia aquea, Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Jasminum sambac (Oleaceae), Averrhoa carambola (Oxalidaceae), Pinus elliottii (Pinaceae), Ziziphus jujuba (Rhamnaceae), Citrus maxima, Euodia accedens, Glycosmis pentaphylla (Rutaceae), Solanum torvum (Solanaceae), Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae), Camellia sinensis, Schima noronhae (Theaceae), Lantana camara, Vitex quinata (Verbenaceae), and Amomum subulatum (Zingiberaceae) (Robinson et al. 2001; Brown et al. 2008).

Illustrations: Adult (Nedoshivina 2013: 220; Diakonoff 1968: 414).