Calletaera postvittata
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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: | C. postvittata
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Calletaera postvittata (Walker, 1861)
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Calletaera postvittata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan,[3] and Sundaland.
Its ground color is pale brown. Hindwing postmedial is distinctly dark brown and broadening gradually towards the dorsum. The caterpillar has a pale grass-greenish body with broken whitish lines bordered with pinkish-brown bands. Head dirty yellow white in color with pinkish-brown spots. Pupation occurs in a light cocoon made by particles of substrate in a crevice or on the ground. [4] Host plants of the caterpillar are Memecylon edule and other Memecylon species.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Luxiaria postvittata Walker, 1861". 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.
- ^ "臺灣物種名錄編號 Calletaera postvittata". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Calletaera postvittata Walker 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.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1861
- Geometridae stubs