bio.wikisort.org - Animal

Search / Calendar

Synegia imitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

Synegia imitaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Synegia
Species:
S. imitaria
Binomial name
Synegia imitaria
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Anisodes imitaria Walker, 1861
  • Anisodes? obrimaria Walker, 1861
  • Syntaracta aemula Warren, 1894

The larvae are cylindrical and olive green. Darker marbles and indistinct longitudinal bands are found on its body segments. A small, sub-spiracular whitish spot can be seen. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by soil particles cemented with silk at the ground surface. Host plants include Piper hookeri[3] and other Piper species.[4]

One subspecies is recognized - Synegia imitaria malayana Prout, 1925.[5]


References


  1. "Species Details: Synegia imitaria Walker, 1861". 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. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Synegia imitaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Synegia imitaria malayana Prout, 1925". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


This Ennominae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии