Cusiala raptaria

Description

Cusiala raptaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in the Indian subregion and Sri Lanka. The caterpillar is a pest of several crops such as Albizia procera, Carissa spinarum, Cassia fistula, Dalbergia sissoo, Eugenia cumini, Lannea coromandelica, Mallotus philippensis, Schleichera oleosa, Shorea robusta, Syzygium cumini and Xylia xylocarpa.