Biology:Pomasia psylaria

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Short description: Species of moth

Pomasia psylaria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pomasia
Species:
P. psylaria
Binomial name
Pomasia psylaria
Guenee, 1857[1]

Pomasia psylaria is a moth in the family Geometridae.[2] It is found in Sri Lanka.[3][4]

Description

Its wingspan is about 28 mm in the male and 32 mm in the female. Body bright rufous. Head, thorax and abdomen banded with greyish white. Forewings with orange costa, with black patches and strigae. A grey fascia found below the costa. A basal grey spot can be seen. There are six irregularly waved grey lines outlined in black. The veins streaked with grey and black. Outer margin orange, with black patches at veins 2 and 4. Hindwings with a basal grey spot. Five waved greyish lines found with black outlines. The outer margin orange, with a black patch at vein 4. Ventral side is suffused with pale fuscous.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13549406 entry