Spaniocentra pannosa

Spaniocentra pannosa is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Spaniocentra pannosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Spaniocentra
Species:
S. pannosa
Binomial name
Spaniocentra pannosa
Moore, 1887

The adult is greenish with some brown patches at the margin towards the hindwings. The caterpillar is greenish, twig like and slender with a conical protuberance. Spiracles are black.[3] The caterpillar feeds on Loranthus species.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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. "Spaniocentra Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Spaniocentra pannosa Moore²". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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