Caduca albopunctata

Caduca albopunctata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.[1]

Caduca albopunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Caduca
Species:
C. albopunctata
Binomial name
Caduca albopunctata
Walker, [1857]
Synonyms
  • Homoptera albopunctata Walker, 1858
  • Alamis meleagris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Diomea nasea Swinhoe, 1918

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion, Taiwan,[3] Thailand, Sundaland and Japan's Iriomote Island and Ishigaki Island.[4]

Description

The wings are dark blackish brown and fasciated with several series of small white spots.[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.

  • Caduca albopunctata albopunctata Walker, 1857
  • Caduca albopunctata phronimus Rothschild, 1920[6]
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References
  1. "Species Details: Caduca albopunctata Walker, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 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. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Caduca albopunctata Walker, [1858] 1857". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  4. "Caduca albopunctata (Walker, [1858]) アトホシボシアツバ". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  5. "Caduca albopunctata Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Caduca albopunctata phronimus Rothschild, 1920". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2 March 2018.


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