| Acropteris ciniferaria | |
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| Individual from Hebri, Karnataka, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Uraniidae |
| Genus: | Acropteris |
| Species: | A. ciniferaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Acropteris ciniferaria (Walker, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acropteris ciniferaria is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. [1] It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, [2] to Sulawesi and Lesser Sundas.
Its wings are typically white with a creamy tinge. Markings pale brown. Fasciae of forewing diffuse and obscure. Hingwing angle characterize by a black fleck and smaller flecks on either side. Caterpillar fusiform (spindle shaped), whereas head is round and narrow. Body translucent green with a dark dorsal line. Body skin polished and glossy in appearance with setae on tubercles. Pupa claviform and cremaster contain a pair of hooked shafts. Pupation occurs in a cocoon on the upper surface of leaf. [3] Host plant is Dregea species. [4]
Chiasmia normata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa and Asia, from India, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka. to the Philippines and in Australia.
Brachiolia egenella is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae first described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, South Africa and on the Comoros and Mauritius.
Euthrix laeta is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Francis Walker in 1855.
Odonestis bheroba is a moth of the family Lasiocampidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1858.
Falana sordida is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1882.
Laelia suffusa is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Java, East Indies, Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Calletaera postvittata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Indian sub-region, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Sundaland.
Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.
Noreia ajaia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Its geographical range includes areas from the Oriental regions of India and Sri Lanka to Singapore and Sundaland.
Synegia imitaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
Thalassodes immissaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Oriental tropics of China, India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, Borneo, Vietnam, Sumatra, Sulawesi and the Ryukyu Islands. The populations in Ryukyu were often classified as a subspecies - Thalassodes immissaria intaminataInoue, 1971. However, in 2005 this subspecies was upgraded to a distinct species, which can be distinguished from immissaria by careful examination of the male genitalia.
Semiothisa ozararia, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
Decetia subobscurata is a moth of the family Uraniidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in South India and Sri Lanka.
Aegilia describens is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to New Guinea, the Bismarck Islands and Queensland, also on Christmas Islands in the Indian Ocean.
Callopistria thalpophiloides is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, Sundaland, China, Taiwan, Philippines, Sulawesi and New Guinea.
Autoba olivacea, the brinjal leaf roller, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in several African countries such as Botswana, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It is also found in Sri Lanka. and India.
Catada vagalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and the Philippines.
Ptisciana seminivea is a moth of the family Nolidae first described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in Oriental tropics of India, Sri Lanka, to Sundaland, the Philippines and Sulawesi.
Acropteris is a genus of moths of subfamily Microniinae of family Uraniidae. The genus was erected by Carl Geyer in 1832. The species of this genus are found in tropical Asia, Africa and Australia.
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