Collix ghosha explained

Collix ghosha is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to Queensland, Japan and New Caledonia.[1] [2]

Description

The wingspan of the male is about 28 mm and the female about 28-.[3] Palpi with the second joint reaching far beyond the frontal tuft. Mid tibia of the male very much dilated and with a deep groove. Ground color of the body greyish brown. The waved lines are more prominent. A postmedial series of pale specks are more or less developed, and the submarginal series obsolescent. Ventral side whitish. Discocellular spots larger. The postmedial band replaced by a streak series, which at middle almost join the submarginal spots, which form an almost complete band except between veins 3 and 4.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-10/eupitheciini/eupitheciini_1_1.php The Moths of Borneo
  2. Web site: オオサビイロナミシャク Collix ghosha ghosha Walker, 1862. Digital Moths of Japan . 28 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 26 October 2009 . Collix ghosha Walker, 1862 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 2 August 2018.
  4. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.