Cusiala raptaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion and Sri Lanka.[2]
Cusiala raptaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Cusiala |
Species: | C. raptaria |
Binomial name | |
Cusiala raptaria Walker, 1860 | |
The caterpillar is a pest of several crops such as Albizia procera, Carissa spinarum, Cassia fistula,[3] Dalbergia sissoo, Eugenia cumini, Lannea coromandelica, Mallotus philippensis, Schleichera oleosa, Shorea robusta, Syzygium cumini and Xylia xylocarpa.[4]
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