Celenna festivaria

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Celenna festivaria
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C. festivaria
Binomial name
Celenna festivaria
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Capasa festivariaFabricius, 1794
  • Phalaena festivariaFabricius, 1794
  • Geometra saturatariaWalker, 1861
  • Hypochrosis festivaria temperataProut, 1925
  • Hypochrosis festivaria formosensisInoue 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivaria manifestaInoue, 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivariaFabricius; Holloway, 1976

Celenna festivaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Myanmar, Borneo, Java Taiwan, [3] the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon in the Philippines.

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Description

Its ground color is brown. Bright green medial blotches are found on both wings. The hindwing patch has an excavation at the center of its interior margin. [4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized. [5]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Celenna Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "此為 Celenna festivaria formosensis 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Celenna festivaria Fabricius comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Species Details: Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.