Perixera absconditaria
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Perixera |
| Species: | P. absconditaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Perixera absconditaria (Walker, 1862)
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Perixera absconditaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[1] to Taiwan,[2] Sundaland and the Philippines.[3]
It is a pale brownish moth. Two white spots can be seen in the middle of the hindwings. The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum species.[4]
Two subspecies are recognized.[5]
- Perixera absconditaria assamica Prout, 1938
- Perixera absconditaria conjectata Prout, 1938
References
[edit]- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "此為 Perixera absconditaria 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "クロモンウスチャヒメシャク Perixera absconditaria absconditaria (Walker, [1863])". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Perixera absconditaria Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Anisodes absconditaria Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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