Eucyclodes semialba

Eucyclodes semialba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eucyclodes
Species:	E. semialba
Binomial name
	Eucyclodes semialba; (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
	Lophomachia semialba Walker, 1861; Thalera semialba Walker, 1861; Chloromachia semialba viridior Prout, 1916;

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.

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[1] "Species Details: Lophomachia semialba Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[2] 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.

[3] "Eucyclodes semialba Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[4] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba angiportus Prout, 1932". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[5] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba viridior Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[6] "Eucyclodes semialba subsp. semialba (Walker, 1861) 半褐翠尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

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