Racotis boarmiaria
| Racotis boarmiaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Racotis |
| Species: | R.boarmiaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Racotis boarmiaria is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in India, Maldives, Myanmar, China, Japan, Taiwan,[1] Indonesia, Bhutan[2] and Malaysia.
Subspecies
- Racotis boarmiaria boarmiaria Guenée, 1857
- Racotis boarmiaria plenifasciata Warren, 1894
- Racotis boarmiaria japonica Inoue, 1953 (Japan)
- Racotis boarmiaria illustrata Warren, 1899 (Malaysia)
Biology
This species has a wingspan of 45-48mm.[3] Its larvae had been recorded on Lindera, Neolitsea, Parabenzoin, Litsea cubeba.
References
- ↑ ftp.funet.fi
- ↑ images at: www.boldsystems.org
- ↑ Warren, W. 1899a. New species and genera of the families Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Old-World regions. - Novitates Zoologicae 6(1):1–66.