Biology:Pingasa ruginaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Pingasa ruginaria
Pingasa ruginaria (Geometridae Geometrinae).jpg
Dorsal view
Pingasa ruginaria pacifica ventral.jpg
Ventral view
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pingasa
Species:
P. ruginaria
Binomial name
Pingasa ruginaria
(Guenée, 1857)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma ruginaria Guenée, 1857
  • Hypochroma perfectaria Walker, 1860
  • Hypochroma nyctemerata Walker, 1860
  • Hypochroma batiaria Plötz, 1880

Pingasa ruginaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in India , south-east Asia, the Ryukyu Islands and Sundaland.

The larvae have been recorded on Rhus, Liquidambar, Cinnamomum, Litsea, Crotalaria, Nephelium, Trema and Sterculiaceae species.

Subspecies[1]

  • Pingasa ruginaria ruginaria (Guenée, [1858])
  • Pingasa ruginaria andamanica Prout, 1916
  • ?Pingasa ruginaria communicans (Walker, 1860)
  • Pingasa ruginaria commutata (Walker, 1860)
  • Pingasa ruginaria interrupta Warren, 1901
  • Pingasa ruginaria pacifica Inoue, 1964

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51012319.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7195746 entry