Comostola chlorargyra explained

Comostola chlorargyra is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion, the Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Australia.[3]

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. It is generally a green moth with irregular white beaded wing margins outlined in brown.[4] The caterpillar is known to feed on Cerbera species,[5] such as Cerbera manghas.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861 . 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: Comostola chlorargyra distribution. Digital Moths of Japan. 7 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 17 April 2011 . Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 5 October 2018.
  5. Web site: Comostola chlorargyra Walker . The Moths of Borneo . 7 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Cerbera manghas L. 1753 . Some Magnetic Island Plants. 7 March 2018.

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