Collix ghosha

Collix ghosha is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian Subregion, Sri Lanka to Queensland, Japan and New Caledonia.^[2][3]

Description

The wingspan of male is about 28 mm and female about 28–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in).^[4] Palpi with the second joint reaching far beyond the frontal tuft. Mid tibia of male very much dilated and with a deep groove. Ground color of the body greyish brown. The waved lines are more prominent. A postmedial series of pale specks are more or less developed, and the submarginal series obsolescent. Ventral side whitish. Discocellular spots larger. The postmedial band replaced by a streak series, which at middle almost join the submarginal spots, which form an almost complete band except between veins 3 and 4.^[5]

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.^[6]

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