Hyposidra infixaria

Hyposidra infixaria
Borneo, Trusmadi lower montane dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Hyposidra
Species: H. infixaria
Binomial name
Hyposidra infixaria
(Walker, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lagyra infixaria Walker, 1860
  • Macaria aquilaria Walker, [1863]
  • Chaerodes umbrosa Swinhoe, 1890
  • Hyposidra virgata Wileman, 1910

Hyposidra infixaria is a geometer moth in the Ennominae subfamily. It is found in Northwestern Himalaya, Southern China, Taiwan and Sundaland, mainly in lowland forests. There is great variation in wing color, presence or absence of the subcostal line.

The larvae has been reared from Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae), Desmos (Annonaceae), Buchanania (Anacardiaceae) and Punica (Punicaceae).

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