Biology:Polynesia sunandava
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Short description: Species of moth
| Polynesia sunandava | |
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| in Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Polynesia |
| Species: | P. sunandava
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| Binomial name | |
| Polynesia sunandava (Walker, 1861)[1]
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Polynesia sunandava is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India , as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumbawa, Larat (part of the Tanimbar Islands) and in New Guinea.[2]
Description
Its wingspan is about 26 mm. Forewings with non-truncate apex. Body bright yellow. Head marked with rufous. Shaft of antennae whitish. Tegulae with rufous patches irrorated with silvery scales. Wings with rufous-edged silver spots in very ill-defined series, those below the costa of forewings forming a very ill-defined fascia.[3]
References
- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Polynesia sunandava (Walker 1861)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82846838. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
- ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/180173#page/3/mode/1up.
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External links
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