Cleora alienaria

Cleora alienaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cleora
Species:	C. alienaria
Binomial name
	Cleora alienaria; (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
	Boarmia alienaria Walker, 1860; Boarmia gelidaria Walker, 1863; ?Chogada alienaria ab. nigrifasciata Warren, 1905; Chogada rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915; Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929;

Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,^[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan,^[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.

Description

Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum, Sambucus,^[4] and Dalbergia monetaria.^[5]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.

Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929^[6] - Christmas Islands
Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863^[7]
Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915^[8]

Gallery

References

^ "Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
^ "Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Cleora alienaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

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[1] "Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[4] "Cleora alienaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[5] "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[6] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[7] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[8] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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