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Collix stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1894.[1] It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern India.

Collix stellata
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Collix
Species:	C. stellata
Binomial name
Collix stellata Warren, 1894
Synonyms
Collix griseipalpis Wileman, 1916 Collix relocata Prout, 1932

The wingspan is 26–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). The ground colour of the forewings is light greyish, the costa thinly covered with dark brown scales. The hindwing ground colour 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)

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