Biology:Caduca albopunctata

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Short description: Species of moth

Caduca albopunctata
Scientific classification edit
Missing taxonomy template (fix): Caduca
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/CaducaC. albopunctata
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/CaducaCaduca albopunctata
Walker, [1857]
Synonyms
  • Homoptera albopunctata Walker, 1858
  • Alamis meleagris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Diomea nasea Swinhoe, 1918

Caduca albopunctata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1]

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion, Taiwan,[3] Thailand, Sundaland and Japan's Iriomote Island and Ishigaki Island.[4]

Description

The wings are dark blackish brown and fasciated with several series of small white spots.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.

  • Caduca albopunctata albopunctata Walker, 1857
  • Caduca albopunctata phronimus Rothschild, 1920[6]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13447294 entry