False tiger moth

Dysphania militaris is classified in the Geometridae, tribe Dysphaniini. Linnaeus described it as Phalaena militaris in 1758. The combination Euschema abrupta appears in Holloway’s synonymic account. [2][1]

Black patches interrupt the yellow wing areas. The hindwing’s central dark patch is comparatively large and irregular, with a black bar extending towards the inner margin. Typical militaris also has black at the hindwing base and black abdominal rings. The Hainan form abnegata differs in these features. [1]

Holloway places the species across the Oriental region into Sundaland. Locality-dated observations include Hong Kong, Thailand, the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia and Bali. The photographed Malaysian individual was recorded near Tanah Rata; the Bali records document adults and immature stages at several localities. [1][2]

The pupa has a pair of black circles on the front of the thorax, each bordered dorsally in white. Bali photographs document larvae, pupae, shed pupal skins and adults. [1][2]

A Hong Kong rearing recorded by Holloway used Carallia. Separate observations in Bali identify Tabernaemontana pandacaqui as a host plant. [1][2]