Antigastra catalaunalis

Antigastra catalaunalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Antigastra
Species:	A. catalaunalis
Binomial name
	Antigastra catalaunalis; (Duponchel, 1833)
Synonyms
	Botys catalaunalis Duponchel, 1833; Antigastra catalaunalis ab. sionensis Caradja, 1929; Botys venosalis Walker, 1866;

Antigastra catalaunalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1833. It is endemic to tropical and subtropical areas (South Asia, Malay Archipelago, Africa) , but is also found in other areas due to its migratory nature.

Image by Harold Maxwell-Lefroy

The wingspan is 19–22 mm.The forewings are pale yellow, veins and margins suffused with ferruginous, sometimes almost obscuring ground-colour; lines ferruginous, second strongly curved outwards on upper 2/3 ; small orbicular and discal spot fuscous ; cilia whitish, base dark fuscous. Hindwings are yellow whitish, ferruginous-tinged, termen more ferruginous ; a cloudy grey postmedian costal spot.[1]

The larvae feed on Antirrhinum, Linaria vulgaris, sesame and Scrophulariaceae and Pedaliaceae species.

References

Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[1] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description