The Dot-underwing moth, (Eudocima materna), known as is a moth of the family Noctuidae found in large parts of the world, mainly in tropical Asia extending to New Guinea and Australia. Reports from the United States, Canada and the French Antilles are now considered to be Eudocima apta. Like his common name, the species can clearly identified by other Eudocima moths, by the presence of small central black dot in each hind wing.