Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria

Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pamphlebia
Species: P. rubrolimbraria
Binomial name
Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria
Guenée, 1857
Synonyms
  • Nemoria iosoma Walker, 1861

Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo, Indonesia, Taiwan[3] and Australia.

The species' wingspan is 20 mm. Adults are greenish with narrow brown margins to their wings. The caterpillar is a minor pest of Oryza sativa (Asian rice).[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria Guenée, 1857". 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. ↑ "Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria (Guenee, 1857) 紅緣小青尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (24 May 2017). "Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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