Casama vilis

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]

Casama vilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Casama
Species:	C. vilis
Binomial name
Casama vilis (Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
Euproctis vilis Walker, 1865 Laelia richteri Daniel, 1960 Casama indeterminata Walker, 1865

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

References

1. "Species Details: Maguda palpalis Walker, 1865". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 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 7 March 2018.
3. Savela, Markku. "Casama vilis (Walker, 1865)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
4. "Casama vilis (Walker, 1865)". African Moths. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. "Casama vilis". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.