Thalassodes immissaria

Thalassodes immissaria
from Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Thalassodes
Species: T. immissaria
Binomial name
Thalassodes immissaria
Walker, 1861

Thalassodes immissaria is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Oriental tropics of China, India, Sri Lanka,[1] Hong Kong, Japan,[2] Borneo, Vietnam, Sumatra, Sulawesi and Ryukyu Islands. The populations in Ryukyu are often classified as a subspecies - Thalassodes immissaria intaminata Inoue, 1971.[3]

Green colored moth with faint white lines. Very narrow yellowish line border the wings. Male has plumose antennae, female has filiform antennae.[4] Very similar to other congener species, therefore separation should done through examination of genitalis. In male, genitalia possess a long, tongue-like valva basal process and a tongue-like harpe.[5] Caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Lagerstroemia, Nephelium, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Dimocarpus longan and Litchi chinensis.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "サザナミシロアオシャク Thalassodes immissaria intaminata Inoue, 1971". jpmoth. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thalassodes immissaria Walker". Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Identification and biological characteristics of Thalassodes immissaria,an emerald moth infesting litchi". Journal of Fruit Science. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Thalassodes and related taxa of emerald moths in China" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Host plants of Thalassodes immissaria". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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