Ecliptopera muscicolor
| Ecliptopera muscicolor | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Ecliptopera |
| Species: | E. muscicolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Ecliptopera muscicolor (Moore, 1888)[1] | |
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Ecliptopera muscicolor is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 36mm in male and 42mm in female. Antennae of male almost simple and somewhat thickened. Male with the inner area of fore wings not distorted, nor the costa of hind wings lobed. Male also lack hairy tufts on underside of fore wings. It is a typically brown colored moth. Fore wings with somewhat produced apex. The basal area darker, with two nearly straight lines on it. The medial area darker, whereas its inner and outer edges defined by waved lines, where the outer slightly dentate on veins 3 and 1. Two irregularly waved dark medial lines, which approach each other at lower angle of cell. A crenulate dark submarginal line present. A black crescent found on margin from apex to middle, and black spot found above outer angle. Hind wings fuscous. Ventral sides with waved postmedial and crenulate submarginal lines.[3]
Females found from Sri Lanka are yellowish brown, with the basal and medial areas of fore wings, which are not darker.
Subspecies
- Ecliptopera muscicolor muscicolor (India, Sri Lanka)
- Ecliptopera muscicolor allobathra (Prout, 1931) (Taiwan)
References
- ↑ TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
- ↑ "此為 Ecliptopera muscicolor allobathra". twmoth. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.