Astygisa vexillaria
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Family: | Geometridae
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Species: | A. vexillaria
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Binomial name | |
Astygisa vexillaria (Guenée, 1858)
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Astygisa vexillaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion and Sundaland.[3]
The ground color is brownish with some rusty colored tints. Discal spot in hindwings obscure at most a minute pale dot.[4] Host plants of the caterpillar include Ziziphus mauritiana,[5] and Hovenia dulcis.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Petelia vexillaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Checklist of larger moths in Sabah". Research Gate. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Astygisa vexillaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Astygisa Hostplants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1893
- Ennominae stubs