Collix stellata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Collix |
| Species: | C. stellata |
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| Collix stellata Warren, 1894[1] | |
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Collix stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1894. It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern India.
The wingspan is 26–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). The ground color of the forewings is light greyish, the costa thinly covered with dark brown scales. The hindwing ground color is light greyish with blackish transverse lines in the basal, medial and subterminal areas. Adults are on wing from early September to October in Korea and Taiwan and in June in Japan.
The larvae feed on Rapanea nerifolia and Lysimachia clethroides in Japan.[2]
Subspecies
- Collix stellata stellata
- Collix stellata oblitera Prout, 1935 (Java)
- Collix stellata phaeochiton Prout, 1932 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ Sei-Woong Choi; Sang-Hyun Na (July 2011). "A New Record of Collix stellata (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Korea" (PDF). Korean J. Syst. Zool. 27 (2): 164–166. ISSN 2233-7687. doi:10.5635/KJSZ.2011.27.2.164.
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