Hulodes caranea

Scientific name: Hulodes caranea

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Arthropoda
                                             Class: Insecta
                                             Order: Lepidoptera
                                             Super-family: Noctuoidea
                                             Family: Erebidae
                                             Tribe: Hulodini
                                             Genus: Hulodes
                                             Species: H. caranea

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: Thick vegetation, forested areas.

Conservation status: Least Concern
 
Distribution: It is found from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Java, Hong Kong to Queensland and New Guinea, it is also found on the Marianas and Carolines.

Note: Thanks to Nuwan Chathuranga from Indian Biodiversity Portal for identifying the moth.