Biology:Dysphania sagana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Dysphania sagana | |
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| From Cambodia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. sagana
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)[1]
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Dysphania sagana is moth species in the family Geometridae first described by Druce in 1882. It is yellow and black and is found in southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.
Description
The basal half of the forewings is chrome yellow, while the outer half is bluish black, crossed by two bands of semitransparent white spots. The hindwings are chrome yellow with a black spot at the end of the cell. The apex and a submarginal row of spots are black. The head, thorax and abdomen are yellow.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Carallia species.[3]
Illustration
Seen at Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre
In Sihanoukville, Cambodia
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See also
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/geometrinae/dysphania/#sagana. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
- ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Dysphania sagana Druce". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/dysphaniini/dysphaniini_1_3.php. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
External links
Media related to Dysphania sagana at Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata ☰ Q5319550 entry
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