About Stemorrhages sericea Drury, 1773
Stemorrhages sericea, commonly known as the large emerald pearl, is a moth species belonging to the subfamily Spilomelinae, which is part of the family Crambidae. This moth occurs across all of Africa south of the Sahara, as well as on the Indian Ocean islands of Réunion, Madagascar, Mauritius, and the Comoros. Adult individuals are pale turquoise, with a brown stripe along the front edge of their wings. Males possess a brush of brown scent-dispersing scales called androconia on the tail, which can be everted to attract mates. The larvae of this species feed on plant species from the families Rubiaceae, which includes Gardenia jasminoides, and Apocynaceae, which includes Nerium oleander, Tabernanthe iboga, Tabernaemontana persicaefolia, and Ervatamia coronaria. Larvae also feed on plants from the genera Raphia and Afrocarpus.
