Biology:Bosara emarginaria
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Short description: Species of moth
Bosara emarginaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Bosara |
Species: | B. emarginaria
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Binomial name | |
Bosara emarginaria (Hampson, 1893)
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Bosara emarginaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found on Borneo and in Sri Lanka, the north-eastern Himalayas and Hong Kong.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.
The wingspan is about 2⁄3 inch (17 mm).[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Breynia species.
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Bosara emarginaria (Hampson 1893)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82866954.
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bosara emarginaria Hampson comb. n.". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/eupitheciini/eupitheciini_18_3.php. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ Hampson, George Francis (1893). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. p. 152. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/75389#page/164/mode/1up.
Wikidata ☰ Q13465280 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosara emarginaria.
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