About Oraesia excavata Butler, 1878
Oraesia excavata is a moth species belonging to the Erebidae family. It was first formally described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. This species is naturally found in Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, and Taiwan, and it has been recently documented in Hawaii. The adult moths are orange in color and have a physical form that mimics a dead leaf. Adults pierce a wide variety of fruits to feed on their juice; these fruits include prune, citrus, grape, peach, pear, apple, guava, papaya, mango, banana, and loquat. The larvae of Oraesia excavata feed on plant species from the Menispermaceae family, and this diet may include Cocculus orbiculatus, Lepisanthes rubiginosa, and Stephania japonica.
