Thalassodes veraria

Thalassodes veraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Thalassodes
Species: T. veraria
Binomial name
Thalassodes veraria
Guenée, 1858
Synonyms
  • Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858)

Thalassodes veraria (or Pelagodes veraria), is a moth of the family Geometridae.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Fiji, India, Java, Malaysia, New Guinea and Australia.

Wingspan is about 3 cm. A greenish moth with two faint pale zigzag lines across each wing. Costa yellowish. Each hindwing have an angular margin.[3] Caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Litchi chinensis, Rosa indica and other Rosa species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Thalassodes veraria Guenée, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858)". Butterfly House. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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