Eucyclodes semialba
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| Eucyclodes semialba | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eucyclodes |
| Species: | E. semialba
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| Binomial name | |
| Eucyclodes semialba (Walker, 1861)
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Eucyclodes semialba is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the north-east Himalayas of India, Myanmar and Sundaland.
Description
[edit | edit source]The inner area of the wings is greenish, whereas the outer area is whitish. A conspicuous submarginal black spot is found centrally in the ventral side. The caterpillar is olive green with brown speckles. Anterior and posterior segments pale purplish brown. A double brown line is found dorsally. Pupa greenish with minute purplish-brown speckles. The host plant of the caterpillar is Loranthus.[3]
Subspecies
[edit | edit source]Three subspecies are recognized.
- Eucyclodes semialba angiportus Prout, 1932[4]
- Eucyclodes semialba viridior Prout, 1916[5] - Sri Lanka
- Eucyclodes semialba semialba Walker, 1861[6] - Taiwan
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