Comostola chlorargyra

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Comostola chlorargyra
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C. chlorargyra
Binomial name
Comostola chlorargyra
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Comibaena chlorargyraWalker, 1886
  • Leucodesmia confusaWarren, 1905
  • Comostola hyptiostegaProut, 1935

Comostola chlorargyra is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] the Indian subregion, the Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Sulawesi and Australia. [3]

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. It is generally a green moth with irregular white beaded wing margins outlined in brown. [4] The caterpillar is known to feed on Cerbera species, [5] such as Cerbera manghas . [6]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Comostola chlorargyra Walker, 1861". 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. "Comostola chlorargyra distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (17 April 2011). "Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. "Comostola chlorargyra Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Cerbera manghas L. 1753". Some Magnetic Island Plants. Retrieved 7 March 2018.