Strophidia caudata

Strophidia caudata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Uraniidae
Genus:	Strophidia
Species:	S. caudata
Binomial name
	Strophidia caudata; Fabricius, 1781
Synonyms
	Phalaena caudataFabricius, 1781; Phalaena fasciataCramer, 1777; Micronia obtusataGuenée, 1857;

Last updated February 06, 2026

Strophidia caudata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1781.^[1] It is found in the Indian 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

↑ "Species Details: Strophidia caudata Fabricius, 1781". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
↑ 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 – via Academia.
↑ "Strophidia caudata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Strophidia caudata Fabricius, 1781". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 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 – via Academia.

[3] "Strophidia caudata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.

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