''Isturgia catalaunaria'' is a
moth of the family
Geometridae first described by
Achille Guenée in 1858.
Distribution
It is found in most countries of Africa, from
Morocco and
Egypt south until
South Africa, in
Spain and in
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 ...
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Description
The wingspan of the male is 28 mm and the female 30 mm. Male with long antennae branches with simple shaft at extremity. Male whitish, thickly irrorated (sprinkled) and suffused with fuscous. Head orange. Forewings with nearly erect antemedial dark line. A medial band incurved below cell and often joined to the antemedial line by blotches on inner area. There is a postmedial line incurved below vein 4 and with a dark spot beyond it at middle. The marginal area suffused with purplish grey. Hindwings with sinuous medial line. Straight postmedial line present, where the area beyond it suffused with purplish fuscous. Ventral side slightly with fulvous. Bands broader, especially the postmedial. Female much similar to male, but regionally few color variations can be seen.
Larva known to feed on plants like ''
Rhynchosia totta
''Rhynchosia'', also known as snoutbean, is a genus of plants in the family Fabaceae. There are several different complexes within the genus, including the ''Senna'' complex.Turner,B.L., http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/pdfs/Turner-Lundellia14. ...
'', ''
Indigofera daleoides
''Indigofera'' is a large genus of over 750 species of flowering plants belonging to the pea family Fabaceae. They are widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Description
Species of ''Indigofera'' are mos ...
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Caesalpinia'' species and ''
Delonix regia
''Delonix regia'' is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical par ...
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References
Macariini
Moths described in 1858
Moths of Africa
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