Biology:Eumelea rosalia
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Eumelea |
| Species: | E. rosalia
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumelea rosalia (Stoll, [1781])
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Eumelea rosalia is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics of India , Sri Lanka, Myanmar, east to northern Australia and New Caledonia.
Description
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The males are generally rather redder than the females.[1] The wingspan of the male is about 50 mm and the female 60 mm. Body bright yellow thickly irrorated with crimson. Forewings with indistinct antemedial, medial and submarginal crimson bands. Hindwings with medial and submarginal bands. Ventral side is with more prominent crimson bands.[2]
Larvae have been recorded on Mallotus and Clinostigma species.[3]
References
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (4 February 2017). "Eumelea rosalia (Stoll, 1781)". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/chro/rosalia.html. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Eumelea rosalia Stoll". http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-9/eumeleini/eumeleini_8_2.php. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
External links
- Final instar caterpillar and metamorphosis of Eumelea ludovicata[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Wikidata ☰ Q5409544 entry
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