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Dysaethria conflictaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Dysaethria
Species:	D. conflictaria
Binomial name
Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
Erosia conflictaria Walker, 1861 Dirades parvula Moore, 1887 Epiplema lacteata Warren, 1896 Epiplema perpolita Warren, 1896

Dysaethria conflictaria, or Epiplema conflictaria, is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

Its wingspan is 2 cm. The wings are plain dark grey with zigzag brown lines across each wing. Hindwing margin has two tails.

Host plants include Cananga odorata and Artabotrys siamensis.

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Dysaethria conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
2. "Species Details: Epiplema conflictaria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
4. "The Swallowtail Moths (Uraniidae, Epipleminae) of Papua Indonesia". Papua-Insects.nl. The Papua Insects Foundation. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
5. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 May 2010). "Epiplema conflictaria (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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