Noreia ajaia
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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: | N. ajaia
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Binomial name | |
Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859)
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Noreia ajaia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] Its geographical range includes areas from the Oriental regions of India and Sri Lanka[2] to Singapore[3] and Sundaland.
The adult has brownish-grey wings. In the hindwings, the postmedial is distinctly rounded. The caterpillar greenish with a long, thin, cylindrical body. It rests at 45 degrees with a stick-like posture. Host plants include Mimusops species.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Panulia ajaia Walker, 1859". 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.
- ^ "Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859) in Singapore". The Biodiversity of Singapore. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Noreia ajaia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1859
- Geometridae stubs