Dysphania palmyra

Dysphania palmyra
From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Dysphania
Species: D. palmyra
Binomial name
Dysphania palmyra
Stoll, 1790

Dysphania palmyra, the blue tiger moth[1] or blue day moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3][4]

The caterpillar is known to feed on Carallia brachiata and Camellia sinensis.[5] Colouration is very similar to Dysphania percota.

References

  1. ↑ "Blue Tiger Moth". Krishna Mohan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Species Details: Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. ↑ 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 – via Academia.
  4. ↑ "Dysphania palmyra in Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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