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Xandrames latiferaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Japan, China, the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas and Sundaland.

Xandrames latiferaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Xandrames
Species:	X. latiferaria
Binomial name
Xandrames latiferaria (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
Pachyodes latiferaria Walker, 1860 Xandrames curvistriga Warren, 1894 Xandrames cnecozona Prout, 1926 Xandrames latiferaria mulsa Prout, 1935 Xandrames latiferaria recondita Inoue, 1982

In genitalia and facies Xandrames cnecozona resembles typical X. latiferaria but is slightly larger and yellower. It is considered a synonym but might merit subspecific status.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm.

The larvae feed on Lindera species.

Subspecies

• Xandrames latiferaria latiferaria
• Xandrames latiferaria recondita
• Xandrames latiferaria curvistriga
• Xandrames latiferaria mulsa

External links

• Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Xandrames latiferaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
• Xandrames latiferaria latiferaria at Japanese Moths
• Xandrames latiferaria recondita at Japanese Moths

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