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 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

"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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

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