Biology:Cleora alienaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Cleora alienaria
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Cleora
Species:
C. alienaria
Binomial name
Cleora alienaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia alienaria Walker, 1860
  • Boarmia gelidaria Walker, 1863
  • ?Chogada alienaria ab. nigrifasciata Warren, 1905
  • Chogada rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915
  • Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929

Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan,[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.

Description

Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum, Sambucus,[4] and Dalbergia monetaria.[5]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.

  • Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929[6] - Christmas Islands
  • Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863[7]
  • Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/e83101510380af4e123581dca7cd4c95. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  2. ↑ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757/Ko%C3%A7ak_A.%C3%96._and_M._Kemal_2012_Preliminary_list_of_the_Lepidoptera_of_Sri_Lanka._Cesa_News_79_1-57. 
  3. ↑ "Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾". http://taibif.tw/zh/namecode/414159. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  4. ↑ "Cleora alienaria Walker". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Boarmiini/boarmiini_28_3.php. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PSpecies=monetaria&PGenus=Dalbergia&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=0&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=starts+with&searchPageURL=index.dsml%253FPSpeciesqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith%2526PSpecies%253Dmonetaria%2526PGenus%253DDalbergia%2526PFamilyqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith%2526sort%253DFamily%2526Familyqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith%2526beginIndex%253D120%2526Speciesqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith%2526Genusqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith%2526PGenusqtype%253Dstarts%252Bwith. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  6. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/43c3e9014052d1208f496542eecdac85. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  7. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/ea389c0c93f35b4a11aa717815ae982a. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 
  8. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/cd40718aec0ee8e79bede98d6399a414. Retrieved 7 March 2018. 

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