Symmacra Explained

Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.^[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,^[2] Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia.

Its wingspan is about 2 cm.^[3] The adult has dull olive-green wings with faint transverse fasciations. In the hindwing, a discal mark consists or a centrally broken fine white bar.^[4]

Four subspecies are recognized:^[5]

• Symmacra solidaria baptata Warren, 1897
• Symmacra solidaria ochrea Warren, 1897
• Symmacra solidaria sinensis Prout, 1935
• Symmacra solidaria validaria Walker, 1866

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Symmacra Warren, 1896 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . May 30, 2019.
2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
3. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 20 July 2010 . Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1857) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 15 October 2018.
4. Web site: Symmacra solidaria Guenée . The Moths of Borneo . 17 March 2018.
5. Web site: Species Details: Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858 . Catalogue of Life . 17 March 2018.