Argyrocosma inductaria explained

Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[3]

The species' wingspan is about 1 cm.[4] The ground color is greenish. Its caterpillar is a light, dull green color with dorsal and lateral dark suffusions. A subdorsal white line is present. Body rugose (wrinkled) with many small conical spines. Spiracles reddish brown.[5] Host plants are Buchanania species.[6] Pupation occurs in a cocoon made from detritus and flower parts.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
  2. 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 . Academia.
  3. Web site: Argyrocosma inductaria (Guenée, [1858]) 白斑綠尺蛾]. Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility . 7 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 22 January 2010 . Comibaena inductaria (Guenée, 1898) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 3 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Argyrocosma inductaria Guenée comb. n. . The Moths of Borneo . 7 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Argyrocosma inductaria foodplants . Lepidoptera HOSTS . 7 March 2018.

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