Celenna festivaria

Celenna festivaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Celenna
Species: C. festivaria
Binomial name
Celenna festivaria
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Phalaena festivaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Geometra saturataria Walker, 1861
  • Hypochrosis festivaria temperata Prout, 1925
  • Hypochrosis festivaria formosensis Inoue 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivaria manifesta Inoue, 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivaria Fabricius; Holloway, 1976

Celenna festivaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Borneo, Java Taiwan,[3] the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon in the Philippines.

Description

Its ground color is brown. Bright green medial blotches are found on both wings. The hindwing patch has an excavation at the center of its interior margin.[4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.[5]

  • Celenna festivaria formosensis Inoue, 1964 - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, Taiwan
  • Celenna festivaria manifesta Inoue, 1964 - Ryukyu Islands
  • Celenna festivaria temperata Prout, 1925 - Philippines

References

  1. ↑ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Celenna Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "此為 Celenna festivaria formosensis 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Celenna festivaria Fabricius comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Species Details: Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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