Comostola laesaria
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Comostola |
Species: | C. laesaria
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Binomial name | |
Comostola laesaria (Walker, 1861)
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Comostola laesaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, Sundaland, northern Australia, Singapore, and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
Larvae feed on the flowers of various plants, including Buchanania, Mangifera, Terminalia carolinensis, Melastomataceae, Melaleuca and Dimocarpus species. They are pale green or brown.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Comostola laesaria (Walker, 1861)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (13 November 2016). "Comostola laesaria (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 23 April 2019.