Collix stellata explained

Collix stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1894.^[1] It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern India.

The wingspan is 26–. Adults are on wing from early September to October in Korea and Taiwan and in June in Japan.

The larvae feed on Rapanea nerifolia and Lysimachia clethroides in Japan.^[2]

Subspecies

• Collix stellata stellata
• Collix stellata oblitera Prout, 1935 (Java)
• Collix stellata phaeochiton Prout, 1932 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Collix stellata Warren 1894 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324195920/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82868970 . 24 March 2016 . 26 April 2013.
2. A New Record of Collix stellata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea. Sei-Woong Choi. Sang-Hyun Na. The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology . 27. 2. 164–166. July 2011. PDF. 2233-7687. 10.5635/KJSZ.2011.27.2.164. free.