Catada vagalis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | C. vagalis
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Catada vagalis (Walker, 1858)
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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. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ^ "Catada vagalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1858
- Erebidae
- Hypeninae
- Hypeninae stubs