Biology:Symmacra

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Short description: A moth of the family Geometridae from the Indo-Australian tropics

Symmacra
Symmacra ochrea 01.jpg
Symmacra solidaria ochrea
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Symmacra
Warren, 1896
Species:
S. solidaria
Binomial name
Symmacra solidaria
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Nemoria solidaria Guenée, 1857
  • Acidalia quadraequata Walker, 1861
  • Thalassodes validaria Walker, 1866
  • Jodis thalassica Moore, 1887
  • Sterrha (?) baptata Warren, 1897
  • Mnesithetis ochrea Warren, 1897
  • Geometra rufifrontaria Hampson, 1907

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

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