Casama vilis explained

Casama vilis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Middle East, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.[3]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Acacia catechu and Prosopis cineraria.[4] [5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Maguda palpalis Walker, 1865 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 7 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Casama vilis (Walker, 1865) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 4, 2018.
  4. Web site: Casama vilis (Walker, 1865) . African Moths . 7 March 2018.
  5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 7 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Casama vilis . Lepidoptera HOSTS . 7 March 2018.

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