Luxiaria amasa
| Luxiaria amasa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Luxiaria |
| Species: | L. amasa |
| Binomial name | |
| Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878) | |
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Luxiaria amasa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-eastern Siberia to Korea, Japan, northern India, Nepal, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.[1]
The wingspan is 40–45 mm.[2] Males have a pale yellow ground colour, with the border distal to the postmedial of both wings mottled broadly with rich brown.[3]
Subspecies
- Luxiaria amasa amasa
- Luxiaria amasa noda Prout, 1928 (Sulawesi)
- Luxiaria amasa perochrea Herbulot, 1993 (Sumatra)
References
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