Xandrames latiferaria

Xandrames latiferaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Xandrames
Species: X. latiferaria
Binomial name
Xandrames latiferaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Pachyodes latiferaria Walker, 1860
  • Xandrames curvistriga Warren, 1894
  • Xandrames cnecozona Prout, 1926
  • Xandrames latiferaria mulsa Prout, 1935
  • Xandrames latiferaria recondita Inoue, 1982

Xandrames latiferaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan, China, the north-eastern parts of the Himalaya and Sundaland.

In genitalia and facies Xandrames cnecozona resembles typical latiferaria but is slightly larger and yellower. It is considered a synonym but might merit subspecific status.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm.

The larvae feed on Lindera species.

Subspecies

  • Xandrames latiferaria latiferaria
  • Xandrames latiferaria recondita
  • Xandrames latiferaria curvistriga
  • Xandrames latiferaria mulsa


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