Catada vagalis
| Catada vagalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Catada |
| Species: | C. vagalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Catada vagalis (Walker, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Catada vagalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.[3]
Its forewings are dark brown with fine, transverse central white fasciae. Hindwings brownish. Larva spindle shaped. Head and body are dark purplish to black. There is a jet-black dorsal line. Ventrum olive green. Pupation occurs on the soil surface in a cell made by earth particles. Larval host plants are Rourea species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Catada vagalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Catada vagalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Catada vagalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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