Pomasia reticulata
Pomasia reticulata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Burma (Mergui Island) and on Peninsular Malaysia (Penang) and Borneo.[2] The habitat primarily consists of coastal areas.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Pomasia |
| Species: | P. reticulata |
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| Pomasia reticulata | |
Adults are bright orange, the head, thorax and abdomen spotted with black. The forewings have double subbasal, antemedial, medial, postmedial and submarginal waved dark lines connected by blotches. The antemedial, medial, postniedial and submarginal double waved lines on the hindwings have a few blotches. There is a dentate line close to the margin and two spots on the margin.[3]
References
- Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Pomasia reticulata Hampson 1895". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- The Moths of Borneo
- George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 3)
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