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 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 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

  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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ "Strophidia caudata Fabricius". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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