Catada vagalis explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Catada vagalis Walker, 1858 . Catalogue of Life . 29 June 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 . 29 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Catada vagalis (Walker, [1859]) ]. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 4, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181003013838/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/hypeninae/catada/#vagalis . October 3, 2018 . dead .
  4. Web site: Catada vagalis Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 28 June 2018.

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