| Dilophodes elegans | |
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| Dilophodes elegans khasiana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dilophodes |
| Species: | D. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Dilophodes elegans (Butler, 1878)[1] |
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Dilophodes elegans is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Japan, China, Taiwan, north-eastern Himalaya, Burma and Borneo.
The wingspan 39-43 mm.[2] There are five overlapping generations per year in Nanning (China).
The larvae defoliate Illicium verum. The species overwinters in the larval or pupal stage in the leaves, litter or the epipedon.[3]