Collix ghosha

Collix ghosha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Collix
Species:	C. ghosha
Binomial name
Collix ghosha Walker, 1862[1]
Synonyms
Collix dichobathra Prout, 1931 Collix mayri Prout, 1958 Collix puncticulata Prout, 1958 Collix sticticata Warren, 1902 Collix subligata Warren, 1896

Collix ghosha is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian Subregion to Queensland and New Caledonia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown with a number of dark spots.^[3]

The larvae feed on Ardisia and Embelia species. They prefer the young leaves. The larvae have a rosy pinkish green body and a yellow-green head. Pupation takes place in a sparse cocoon which is made in a curled leaf of the host plant.

References

1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
2. The Moths of Borneo
3. Australian Insects