Bosara kadooriensis

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Bosara kadooriensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Bosara
Species:
B. kadooriensis
Binomial name
Bosara kadooriensis

Bosara kadooriensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. [2] It is known from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu Islands (Japan), and its range most like extends into mainland China, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. The holotype was collected at the eponymous Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden. [1]

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This list contains species first discovered in Hong Kong, with the endemic species asterisked.

<i>Bosara</i> Genus of moths

Bosara is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eupitheciini</span> Tribe of moths

Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.

<i>Eupithecia actaeata</i> Species of geometer moth

Eupithecia actaeata is a Eurasian species of moth of the family Geometridae.

<i>Eupithecia quadripunctata</i> Species of moth

Eupithecia quadripunctata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Russia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan and northern Thailand.

Eupithecia hainanensis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is known from Hainan (China) and Thailand.

Eupithecia rajata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from the southern Himalaya to south-western China (Yunnan), Myanmar and Thailand.

Eupithecia pediba is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern Tibet (Sichuan), and Yunnan, China. It occurs at a high altitude, between 4000 and 5000 meters above sea level, and is on wing from mid-June to mid-July.

Bosara albitornalis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.

<i>Bosara errabunda</i> Species of moth

Bosara errabunda is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Hainan.

Bosara exortiva is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Rook Island, Rossel Island and New Guinea.

Bosara refusaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Bali, and the Philippines. The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests and secondary forests.

Bosara minima is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Queensland, Sulawesi, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands.

Bosara agassizi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to the mainland Papua New Guinea with records from the Southern Highlands and (provisionally) Eastern Highlands Provinces at altitudes of about 1,600–1,600 m (5,200–5,300 ft) above sea level.

Bosara maior or Bosara major is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Bosara torquibursa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and known from Goodenough Island; its range probably extends into the nearby southeasternmost New Guinea.

Bosara montana is a moth in the family Geometridae that is endemic to Tahiti.

Bosara subrobusta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Bosara janae is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Sulawesi.

Bosara maculilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on the Key islands (Indonesia).

References

  1. 1 2 Galsworthy, A. C. (2003). "Bosara Walker: revisional notes on the Bosara refusaria group of species (Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 54 (3): 147–155. doi: 10.18984/lepid.54.3_147 .
  2. 1 2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Bosara kadooriensis Galsworthy, 2003". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 5 February 2025.