Collix ghosha

Collix ghosha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Collix
Species: C. ghosha
Binomial name
Collix ghosha
Walker, 1862[1]
Synonyms
  • Collix dichobathra Prout, 1931
  • Collix mayri Prout, 1958
  • Collix puncticulata Prout, 1958
  • Collix sticticata Warren, 1902
  • Collix subligata Warren, 1896

Collix ghosha is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian Subregion to Queensland and New Caledonia.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale brown with a number of dark spots.[3]

The larvae feed on Ardisia and Embelia species. They prefer the young leaves. The larvae have a rosy pinkish green body and a yellow-green head. Pupation takes place in a sparse cocoon which is made in a curled leaf of the host plant.

References

  1. ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. ↑ The Moths of Borneo
  3. ↑ Australian Insects
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