Symmimetis cristata

Symmimetis cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Symmimetis
Species: S. cristata
Binomial name
Symmimetis cristata
(Warren, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gymnoscelis cristata Warren, 1897
  • Neoscelis rivula Hampson, 1903
  • Neoscelidia rivula

Symmimetis cristata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India.[2]

The larvae feed on the young leaves of Aglaia species. The larvae are small and shining black with an orange head. They sit on the edges of the leaves of their host plant, resting in a looped posture. Pupation takes place in a cell of open silk web under a leaf at a rolled over edge.

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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