Cispia alba

Cispia alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Cispia
Species: C. alba
Binomial name
Cispia alba
(Moore, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Caltura alba Moore, 1879
  • Caltura alba Swinhoe, 1922

Cispia alba is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Moore in 1879.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Dysoxylum species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Cispia alba Moore, 1879". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ 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 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Cispia alba (Moore, 1879)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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