Garaeus apicata

Garaeus apicata
Garaeus apicata formosanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Garaeus
Species: G. apicata
Binomial name
Garaeus apicata
(Moore, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Auzea apicata Moore, 1868
  • Garaeus violaria Prout 1922
  • Agaraeus apicatus formosanus

Garaeus apicata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Sumatra, Borneo and Taiwan.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gmelina arborea. They are brown.[2]

Subspecies

  • Garaeus apicata apicata
  • Garaeus apicata formosanus Bastelberger, 1911 (Taiwan)

References

  1. ↑ TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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