Pomasia denticlathrata
| Pomasia denticlathrata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pomasia |
| Species: | P. denticlathrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pomasia denticlathrata Warren, 1893[1] | |
Pomasia denticlathrata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in India (it was described from the Naga Hills),[2] Japan[3] and Taiwan.
The wingspan is about 18 to 21 millimetres (0.71 to 0.83 in). Adults are pale yellow, the forewings with about fifteen waved red-brown lines connected by patches of red-brown. The hindwings have about eight waved red-brown lines. Both wings have a waved marginal line.[4]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Schoepfia species.[5]
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ Japanese Moths
- ↑ George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 3)
- ↑ Japan Heterocesists' Journal : No. 229
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