Thalassodes veraria

Thalassodes veraria (or Pelagodes veraria), is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Fiji, India, Java, Malaysia, New Guinea and Australia.

Thalassodes veraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Thalassodes
Species:
T. veraria
Binomial name
Thalassodes veraria
Guenée, 1858
Synonyms
  • Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858)

The species' wingspan is about 3 cm. It is a greenish moth with two faint pale zigzag lines across each wing. Costa yellowish. Each hindwing has an angular margin.[3] The caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Chrysanthemum, Dendranthema, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Litchi chinensis, Rosa indica and other Rosa species.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Thalassodes veraria Guenée, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 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. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Pelagodes veraria (Guenée, 1858)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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