Polynesia sunandava

Polynesia sunandava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Polynesia
Species:	P. sunandava
Binomial name
	Polynesia sunandava; (Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
	Pomasia sunandava Walker, 1861; Cambogia aeriferata Walker, 1863;

Polynesia sunandava is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India, as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumbawa, Larat (part of the Tanimbar Islands) and in New Guinea.^[2]

Description

Its wingspan is about 26 mm. Forewings with non-truncate apex. Body bright yellow. Head marked with rufous. Shaft of antennae whitish. Tegulae with rufous patches irrorated with silvery scales. Wings with rufous-edged silver spots in very ill-defined series, those below the costa of forewings forming a very ill-defined fascia.^[3]

References

↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Polynesia sunandava (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
↑ The Moths of Borneo
↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Australian moths

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Polynesia sunandava (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] The Moths of Borneo

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.