Cleora alienaria

Cleora alienaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Cleora
Species:	C. alienaria
Binomial name
Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
Boarmia alienariaWalker, 1860 Boarmia gelidariaWalker, 1863 ?Chogada alienaria ab. nigrifasciataWarren, 1905 Chogada rasanariaSwinhoe, 1915 Cleora alienaria fumipennisProut, 1929

Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. ^[1] It is found in Sri Lanka, ^[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan, ^[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.

Description

Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana , Acacia mangium , Cinnamomum , Sambucus , ^[4] and Dalbergia monetaria . ^[5]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.

• Cleora alienaria fumipennisProut, 1929 ^[6] - Christmas Islands
• Cleora alienaria gelidariaWalker, 1863 ^[7]
• Cleora alienaria rasanariaSwinhoe, 1915 ^[8]

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References

1. "Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
3. "Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. "Cleora alienaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
7. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
8. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

External links

• A molecular phylogeny of the Palaearctic and Oriental members of the tribe Boarmiini