Gonodontis clelia

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Gonodontis clelia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Gonodontis
Species:
G. clelia
Binomial name
Gonodontis clelia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena delia Cramer, 1780
  • Orsonoba rajada Walker, 1860

Gonodontis clelia is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] South India, Pakistan, Nepal, Hong Kong, the Andaman Islands, Singapore, Borneo and Australia.[3][4]

Description[]

The wingspan of the male is 42 mm. Male has uniform reddish tint wings. Female is similar but with much darker reddish. Antemedial line highly angled below costa. A dark speck at end of cell. A rufous spot found on costa before apex. Hindwings are with a dark spot.[5]

The caterpillar is cylindrical and slender. Body ochreous brown with large dark brown, saddle-like patch. Setae are set on chalazae. Colour of setae and chalazae white in first instars and later turn black. the caterpillar rests on a plant stem, petiole or leaf surface with a 45 degree inclination. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by substrate particles.[6] Host plants include Allophylus cobbe,[7] Mangifera indica, Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Eugenia, , Ricinus communis, mangrove species like Sonneratia alba, Aegiceras, Avicennia, Allophylus and Excoecaria species.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Species Details: Gonodontis clelia Cramer, 1780". 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. ^ "Gonodontis clelia distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku. "Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Description of Gonodontis clelia". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Gonodontis clelia Cramer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Allophylus cobbe (L.) Reausch". National Parks Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "Gonodontis clelia biology". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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