Pomasia denticlathrata explained

Pomasia denticlathrata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1893.^[1] It is found in India (it was described from the Naga Hills), Japan^[2] and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 18mm21mm. Adults are pale yellow, the forewings with about fifteen waved red-brown lines connected by patches of red brown. The hindwings have about eight waved red-brown lines. Both wings have a waved marginal line.^[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Schoepfia species.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Pomasia denticlathrata Warren 1893 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20160325021526/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82883646 . 25 March 2016.
2. Web site: ハマダラナミシャク Pomasia denticlathrata Warren, 1893 . ja:みんなで作る日本産蛾類図鑑 . An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone . ja . August 9, 2020.
3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . 388 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.

4. Hayashi, E. (2004). "The larva of Pomasia denticlathrata Warren (Geometridae, Larentiinae) feeding on Schoepfia (Olacaceae)". Japan Heterocesists' Journal. No. 229: 61–62. Archived from the original July 2, 2013.