Eucyclodes semialba

Eucyclodes semialba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eucyclodes
Species: E. semialba
Binomial name
Eucyclodes semialba
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Lophomachia semialba Walker, 1861
  • Thalera semialba Walker, 1861
  • Chloromachia semialba viridior Prout, 1916

Eucyclodes semialba is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the north-east Himalayas of India, Myanmar and Sundaland.

Description

The inner area of the wings is greenish, whereas the outer area is whitish. A conspicuous submarginal black spot is found centrally in the ventral side. The caterpillar is olive green with brown speckles. Anterior and posterior segments pale purplish brown. A double brown line is found dorsally. Pupa greenish with minute purplish-brown speckles. The host plant of the caterpillar is Loranthus.[3]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.

  • Eucyclodes semialba angiportus Prout, 1932[4]
  • Eucyclodes semialba viridior Prout, 1916[5] - Sri Lanka
  • Eucyclodes semialba semialba Walker, 1861[6] - Taiwan

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Lophomachia semialba Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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 – via Academia.
  3. ↑ "Eucyclodes semialba Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba angiportus Prout, 1932". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Lophomachia semialba viridior Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Eucyclodes semialba subsp. semialba (Walker, 1861) 半褐翠尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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