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Comostola subtiliaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1864. It is a widespread species which is found in Korea and adjacent parts of Siberia, Japan,[1] Borneo, Sumatra,[2] India (north-east Himalaya),[3] South China, Taiwan,[4] Borneo, Sumatra,[5] and Sri Lanka.[6]

Comostola subtiliaria
Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Comostola
Species:	C. subtiliaria
Binomial name
Comostola subtiliaria (Bremer, 1864)
Synonyms
Euchloris subtiliaria Bremer, 1864 Racheospila nympha Butler, 1881 Comostola demeritaria Prout, 1917 Comostola demeritaria vapida Prout, 1934 Comostola subtiliaria insulata Inoue, kawazoei Inoue, 1963 Comostola meritaria Walker sensu Holloway, 1976

The moth is generally green with a discal spot in its hindwing which is more regular and square than other species. The caterpillar is known to feed on Malus, Eurya and Viburnum species.[7]

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized.[8]

• Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria Prout, 1917[9] - Taiwan
• Comostola subtiliaria insulata Inoue, 1963[10] - Japan
• Comostola subtiliaria kawazoei Inoue, 1963[11]
• Comostola subtiliaria nympha Butler, 1881[12]

Gallery

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  Subspecies demeritaria
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  Subspecies demeritaria

References

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