Biology:Amraica solivagaria
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Short description: Species of moth
| Amraica solivagaria | |
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| Bornean male from the hill mixed dipterocarp forest | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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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Amraica solivagaria is a species of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.[1]
Characteristics
The males have the 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 with the post- and antemedial fasciae more clearly delineated with black.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in Borneo and Sulawesi in the lowlands and hill forests.
External links
References
- ↑ 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" (in en). Entomological Science 15 (2): 219–231. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00507.x. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00507.x.
Wikidata ☰ Q21242492 entry
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