Cleora alienaria

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Cleora alienaria
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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.

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]

Three subspecies are recognized.

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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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 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.


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