Bosara emarginaria

Bosara emarginaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Bosara
Species: B. emarginaria
Binomial name
Bosara emarginaria
(Hampson, 1893)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia emarginaria Hampson, 1893
  • Gullaca exilis Bastelberger, 1905

Bosara emarginaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo and in Sri Lanka, the north-eastern Himalayas and Hong Kong.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

The wingspan is about 26 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Breynia species.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. The Moths of Borneo
  3. George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 3)


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