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.


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