Petelia medardaria

Petelia medardaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:
Species:	P. medardaria
Binomial name
	Petelia medardaria; Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]
Synonyms
	Bargosa chandubija Walker, 1860; Bargosa chacoraca Walker, 1860;

Petelia medardaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856.^[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,^[2] Malaysia, Borneo, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands.^[3]

It is a small straw-coloured moth. Its wingspan is 3 cm. Dark spots are found near the wingtips and/or a dark line on each wing.^[4] A strong discal spot is found on the underside of the hindwing.^[5] Host plants of the caterpillar include , Ziziphus incurva, Ziziphus jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus oenoplia, Ziziphus rugosa and Hovenia dulcis.^[6]

References[]

^ "Species Details: Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]". 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.
^ "Distribution of Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2010). "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer, [1856]". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links[]

Morphology of the external male genitalia of five Indian geometrid species

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[1] "Species Details: Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]". 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] "Distribution of Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[4] Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2010). "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer, [1856]". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[5] "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

[6] "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

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