Biology:Thalassodes veraria
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | T. veraria
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| Thalassodes veraria Guenée, 1858
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Thalassodes veraria (or Pelagodes veraria), is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Fiji, India , Java, Malaysia, New Guinea and Australia .
The species' wingspan is about 3 cm. It is a greenish moth with two faint pale zigzag lines across each wing. Costa yellowish. Each hindwing has an angular margin.[3] The caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Litchi chinensis, Rosa indica and other Rosa species.[4]
References
- ↑ "Species Details: Thalassodes veraria Guenée, 1857". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017/details/species/id/e7560c28338578bd7c140fff5930d83d. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ↑ 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). "Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/geom/veraria.html. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchpageurl=browse%2Edsml&sort=family%2520carposinidae%2520natural%2520history%2520museum%2520hosts%2520database&beginIndex=15480&family=carposinidae&. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13541062 entry
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