Oenospila flavifusata explained

Oenospila flavifusata is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1] It is found in Oriental tropics to Sundaland.[2]

Generally a green colored moth. Costa whitish and dentate fasciae is dark. Caterpillar yellowish with a dorsal, slender, red double line. Head bifid. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made between two leaves spun together. Host plants include Anacardium, Barringtonia, Memecylon, Eugenia, Syzygium, Nephelium, Chrysophyllum,[3] and recently caterpillars found from Garcinia xanthochymus.[4]

One subspecies recognized.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details : Oenospila flavifusata Walker, 1861 . Catalogue of Life . 17 March 2018.
  2. Web site: The Emerald Moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Geometrinae) of Papua Indonesia . Papua Insects . 17 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Oenospila flavifusata Walker . Moths of Borneo . 17 March 2018.
  4. Web site: First report of Oenospila flavifusata (Lepidopteraa: Geometridae) as a pest of Garcinia xanthochymus Hook. f. ex T. Anderson (Clusiaceae).. Research Gate . 17 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Infraspecific Taxon Details : Oenospila flavifusata moniliata Warren, 1912 . Catalogue of Life . 17 March 2018.

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