Amraica solivagaria
Appearance
Amraica solivagaria | |
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Bornean male from the hill mixed dipterocarp forest | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Subfamily: | Ennominae |
Tribe: | Boarmiini |
Genus: | Amraica |
Species: | A. solivagaria
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Binomial name | |
Amraica solivagaria (Walker, 1866)
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Synonyms | |
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Amraica solivagaria is a species of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.[1]
Characteristics
[edit]The males have characteristic brownish-red patches at the base and apex of the forewing, contrasting with a pale gray ground, while the females are more uniform pale brown, with the apical and basal forewing patches less distinct and the post- and antemedial fasciae more clearly delineated with black.
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is found in Borneo and Sulawesi in the lowlands and hill forests.
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jiang, Nan; Sato, Rikio; Han, Hongxiang (April 2012). "One new and one newly recorded species of the genus Amraica Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from China, with diagnoses of the Chinese species: One new species of Amraica". Entomological Science. 15 (2): 219–231. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00507.x. S2CID 82474033.