Casama vilis

(Casama vilis)

Description

Casama vilis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Middle East, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The caterpillar is known to feed on Acacia catechu and Prosopis cineraria.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Lymantriidae

Genus:Casama

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