Chorodna strixaria explained

Chorodna strixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Vietnam, Sulawesi, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka.[2]

Its wingspan is about 14 mm. There is a broad, pale costal zone to the forewing. The male has no forewing fovea. Antennae long and narrowly bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Abdomen has a setal comb.[3] Body and wings of adult greyish-brown with wavy lines. Two dark spots found in the middle of the hindwings.[4] Camellia sinensis is one of the major host plants of the caterpillar.[5]

Two subspecies are recognized.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Medasina strixaria Guenée, 1858 . 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 . 79 . 1–57 . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . Academia.
  3. Web site: Chorodna Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 7 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 3 October 2010 . Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1857) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 5 October 2018.
  5. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 7 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Medasina strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.

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