About Artena dotata (Fabricius, 1794)
This species, Artena dotata, has a wingspan of approximately 72 mm, and its body is bronze brown. The forewings have a white speck located in the cell. The antemedial and postmedial lines of the forewings are very oblique; the antemedial lines are not waved, while the postmedial lines are only very slightly waved. The reniform spot is broken into two separate spots. A prominent marginal greyish band that bears a waved line is present on the forewings. The hindwings have a prominent, incomplete medial white band. The margin and cilia of the hindwings are whitish. On the ventral side, both wings have pale basal areas. The eggs are spherical, blue green, and have vertical ridges. The larvae have a spidery appearance, with comb-like true legs located on a thick thorax. The larval abdomen is long, and the primary setae are also long. Third-instar larvae are light brown, with a series of white lines that run longitudinally along the body. The pupa has the typical form of an ophiusine. The larvae of Artena dotata feed on species from the genera Combretum, Getonia, Quisqualis, and Terminalia.
