Catada vagalis

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Catada vagalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Catada
Species:
C. vagalis
Binomial name
Catada vagalis
(Walker, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Bocana vagalisWalker, 1858
  • Catada glomeralisWalker, 1858

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]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Catada vagalis Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Catada vagalis (Walker, [1859])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
  4. "Catada vagalis Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 June 2018.