Brenthia Catenata
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''Brenthia catenata'' is a species of moth of the family
Choreutidae Choreutidae, or metalmark moths, are a family of insects in the lepidopteran order whose relationships have been long disputed. It was placed previously in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea in family Glyphipterigidae and in superfamily Sesioide ...
. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907. It is found in India,
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, the Philippines and Samoa. The larvae feed on ''
Erythrina ''Erythrina'' is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to in height. The generic na ...
'' species.HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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Brenthia Moths described in 1907 Moths of Asia {{Choreutidae-stub