Petelia medardaria explained

Petelia medardaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856.^[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,^[2] Malaysia, Borneo, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands.^[3]

It is a small straw-coloured moth. Its wingspan is 3 cm. Dark spots are found near the wingtips and/or a dark line on each wing.^[4] A strong discal spot is found on the underside of the hindwing.^[5] Host plants of the caterpillar include Gouania leptostachya, Ziziphus incurva, Ziziphus jujuba, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus oenoplia, Ziziphus rugosa and Hovenia dulcis.^[6]

External links

• Morphology of the external male genitalia of five Indian geometrid species

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1856] ]. Catalogue of Life . 17 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: Distribution of Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer . Digital Moths of Japan. 17 March 2018.
4. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 16 February 2010 . Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer, [1856] ]. Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 12 October 2018.
5. Web site: Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer . The Moths of Borneo . 17 March 2018.
6. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 17 March 2018.