Somera viridifusca
Somera viridifusca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Notodontidae |
Genus: | Somera |
Species: | S. viridifusca |
Binomial name | |
Somera viridifusca Walker, 1855 | |
Somera viridifusca is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, Sundaland, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the north-eastern Himalaya, India (Sikkim), China (Hainan, Yunnan)[1] and Taiwan.
Adults have bright green forewings.
The larvae are yellow-green with a double yellow dorsal line. The area below the subdorsal stripe is green. The head is greyish-white with olive markings. Pupation takes place underground.[2]
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