Cleora alienaria explained
Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan,[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.
Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum, Sambucus,[4] and Dalbergia monetaria.[5]
Three subspecies are recognized.
- Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929[6] - Christmas Islands
- Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863[7]
- Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915[8]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
- 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.
- Web site: Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾. Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. 7 March 2018.
- Web site: Cleora alienaria Walker . The Moths of Borneo. 7 March 2018.
- Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum . 7 March 2018.
- Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
- Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
- Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915 . Catalogue of Life . 7 March 2018.
