Collix stellata

Collix stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1894.[1] It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern India.

Collix stellata
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C. stellata
Binomial name
Collix stellata
Warren, 1894
Synonyms
  • Collix griseipalpis Wileman, 1916
  • Collix relocata Prout, 1932

The wingspan is 26–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). The ground colour of the forewings is light greyish, the costa thinly covered with dark brown scales. The hindwing ground colour is light greyish with blackish transverse lines in the basal, medial and subterminal areas. Adults are on wing from early September to October in Korea and Taiwan and in June in Japan.

The larvae feed on Rapanea nerifolia and Lysimachia clethroides in Japan.[2]

Subspecies

  • Collix stellata stellata
  • Collix stellata oblitera Prout, 1935 (Java)
  • Collix stellata phaeochiton Prout, 1932 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Collix stellata Warren 1894". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. Sei-Woong Choi; Sang-Hyun Na (July 2011). "A New Record of Collix stellata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea" (PDF). The Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology. 27 (2): 164–166. doi:10.5635/KJSZ.2011.27.2.164. ISSN 2233-7687.


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