Thalassodes veraria explained

Thalassodes veraria (or Pelagodes veraria), is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] Fiji, India, Java, Malaysia, New Guinea and Australia.

The species' wingspan is about 3 cm. It is a greenish moth with two faint pale zigzag lines across each wing. Costa yellowish. Each hindwing has an angular margin.^[3] The caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Litchi chinensis, Rosa indica and other Rosa species.^[4]

External links

• Redescription of Thalassodes antithetica Herbulot, 1962, an endemic moth from Inner Seychelles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Species Details: Thalassodes veraria Guenée, 1857 . Catalogue of Life . 28 March 2018.
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 . Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858) . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 15 October 2018.
4. Web site: HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . The Natural History Museum. 28 March 2018.