Biology:Strophidia caudata

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Short description: Species of moth

Strophidia caudata
Uraniid Moth (Strophidia caudata) (22653121133).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Strophidia
Species:
S. caudata
Binomial name
Strophidia caudata
Fabricius, 1781
Synonyms
  • Phalaena caudata Fabricius, 1781
  • Phalaena fasciata Cramer, 1777
  • Micronia obtusata Guenée, 1857

Strophidia caudata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.[1] It is found in the India n subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] to Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sulawesi.

It is a whitish moth with darker fasciations. The fasciae are numerous subbasally on the forewing. Series of black dots found on tail of hindwings.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13536490 entry