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Noreia ajaia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] Its geographical range includes areas from the Oriental regions of India and Sri Lanka[2] to Singapore[3] and Sundaland.

Noreia ajaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Noreia
Species:
N. ajaia
Binomial name
Noreia ajaia
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Panulia ajaia Walker, 1859
  • Timandra ajaia Walker, 1859
  • Noreia perdensata Walker, 1862

The adult has brownish-grey wings. In the hindwings, the postmedial is distinctly rounded. The caterpillar greenish with a long, thin, cylindrical body. It rests at 45 degrees with a stick-like posture. Host plants include Mimusops species.[4]


References


  1. "Species Details: Panulia ajaia Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859) in Singapore". The Biodiversity of Singapore. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Noreia ajaia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.



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