Luxiaria amasa

Luxiaria amasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Luxiaria
Species: L. amasa
Binomial name
Luxiaria amasa
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Bithia amasa Butler, 1878
  • Luxiaria fasciosa Moore, 1888
  • Luxiaria fulvifascia Warren, 1894

Luxiaria amasa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from south-eastern Siberia to Korea, Japan, northern India, Nepal, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.[1]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.[2] Males have a pale yellow ground colour, with the border distal to the postmedial of both wings mottled broadly with rich brown.[3]

Subspecies

  • Luxiaria amasa amasa
  • Luxiaria amasa noda Prout, 1928 (Sulawesi)
  • Luxiaria amasa perochrea Herbulot, 1993 (Sumatra)

References

  1. ↑ Luxiaria at funet
  2. ↑ gaga.biodiv.tw
  3. ↑ The Moths of Borneo


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