Hyposidra talaca

Hyposidra talaca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Subfamily:	Ennominae
Tribe:	Boarmiini
Genus:	Hyposidra
Species:	H. talaca
Binomial name
Hyposidra talaca (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
Lagyra talaca Walker, 1860 Lagyra bombycaria Walker, 1866 Chizala deceptatura Walker, 1860 Chizala decipiens Walker, 1860 Lagyra flaccida Lucas, 1894 Hyposidra grisea Warren, 1902 Hyposidra khasiana Warren, 1894 Lagyra myciterna Druce, 1888 Lagyra rigusaria Walker, 1863 Hyposidra vampyraria Snellen, 1880 Hyposidra schistacea Warren, 1896 Lagyra successaria Walker, 1860 Lagyra humiferata Walker, 1863

Hyposidra talaca is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India to Indochina, Sundaland, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, the Solomon Islands, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are brown with a subtle pattern, the forewings with pointed wingtips and wavy margins.^[1]

The larvae feed on the foliage of a wide range of plants, including Anacardium, Bombax, Terminalia, Chromolaena, Gynura, Mikania, Cupressus, Aleurites, Aporusa, Bischofia, Breynia, Gochidion, Heavea, Manihot, Ficus, Morus, Psidium, Polygonum, Rubus, Cinchona, Coffea, Mussaenda, Citrus, Euodia, Schleichera, Theobroma, Camellia and Tectona species.^[2] Young larvae are black with white spots, while later instars are uniform brown.

Subspecies

• Hyposidra talaca talaca
• Hyposidra talaca schistacea Warren, 1896
• Hyposidra talaca successaria (Walker, 1860)

References

1. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
2. Hyposidra at funet