Biology:Symmacra
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Short description: A moth of the family Geometridae from the Indo-Australian tropics
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| Symmacra solidaria ochrea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Symmacra Warren, 1896 |
| Species: | S. solidaria
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| Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1858)
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Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India , Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia .
Its wingspan is about 2 cm.[3] The adult has dull olive-green wings with faint transverse fasciations. In the hindwing, a discal mark consists or a centrally broken fine white bar.[4]
Four subspecies are recognized:[5]
- Symmacra solidaria baptata Warren, 1897
- Symmacra solidaria ochrea Warren, 1897
- Symmacra solidaria sinensis Prout, 1935
- Symmacra solidaria validaria Walker, 1866
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Symmacra Warren, 1896". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/sterrhinae/symmacra/. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ↑ 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/.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1857)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ster/solidaria.html. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "Symmacra solidaria Guenée". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/rhodostrophiini/rhodostrophiini_3_1.php. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ↑ "Species Details: Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/a3028849086ae393a0bc2dfb4e1dbd9a. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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