Eucyclodes semialba
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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: | E. semialba
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Binomial name | |
Eucyclodes semialba (Walker, 1861)
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Eucyclodes semialba is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the north-east Himalayas of India, Myanmar and Sundaland.
Description[]
The inner area of the wings is greenish, whereas the outer area is whitish. A conspicuous submarginal black spot is found centrally in the ventral side. The caterpillar is olive green with brown speckles. Anterior and posterior segments pale purplish brown. A double brown line is found dorsally. Pupa greenish with minute purplish-brown speckles. The host plant of the caterpillar is Loranthus.[3]
Subspecies[]
Three subspecies are recognized.
- Eucyclodes semialba angiportus Prout, 1932[4]
- Eucyclodes semialba viridior Prout, 1916[5] - Sri Lanka
- Eucyclodes semialba semialba Walker, 1861[6] - Taiwan
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Lophomachia semialba Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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 – via Academia.
- ^ "Eucyclodes semialba Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba angiportus Prout, 1932". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba viridior Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Eucyclodes semialba subsp. semialba (Walker, 1861) 半褐翠尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1861
- Geometrinae stubs