Biology:Catada vagalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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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". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/c12a95343ac7ea47a08cf3876caaf1c4. 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. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Catada vagalis (Walker, [1859)"]. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hypeninae/catada/#vagalis. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Catada vagalis Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-17/hypeninae/hypeninae_8_1.php. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13457131 entry
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