Derambila saponaria

Derambila saponaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Sumatra and Borneo.

Derambila saponaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Derambila
Species:
D. saponaria
Binomial name
Derambila saponaria
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Zanclopteryx saponaria Guenée, 1857
  • Zanclopteryx infelix Swinhoe, 1885

Prominent black dots are found along the wing margins.[3] The Taiwan population is sometimes classified as a subspecies[4] - Derambila saponaria fragilis Butler, 1880 or as a separate species - Derambila fragilis (Butler, 1880).[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Derambila saponaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Derambila saponaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Derambila saponaria fragilis Butler, 1880". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Derambila fragilis (Butler, 1880)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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