Caduca albopunctata

Caduca albopunctata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857.^[1]

Caduca albopunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Genus:	Caduca
Species:	C. albopunctata
Binomial name
Caduca albopunctata Walker, [1857]
Synonyms
Homoptera albopunctata Walker, 1858 Alamis meleagris Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Diomea nasea Swinhoe, 1918

Distribution

It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] the Indian subregion, Taiwan,^[3] Thailand, Sundaland and Japan's Iriomote Island and Ishigaki Island.^[4]

Description

The wings are dark blackish brown and fasciated with several series of small white spots.^[5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized.

• Caduca albopunctata albopunctata Walker, 1857
• Caduca albopunctata phronimus Rothschild, 1920^[6]

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