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Hemithea marina is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. [1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka [2] to Japan, Sundaland, Taiwan, [3] Sulawesi and Seram.
It is a small moth with bluish-green wings. Punctate (dotted) white fasciae are distinct. Margin of the wings greenish. The caterpillar is brownish pink with dorsal blackish marks at the edges of the abdominal segments. Head bifid, with conical lobes. Body granular with minute white conical tubercles. There are small faint white and pink lines laterally. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by debris. [4]
The caterpillar is polyphagous and is known to feed on Acacia , Brassica , Citrus , Glycosmis , Hevea , Lantana camara , Mangifera indica , Memecylon and Tephrosia species.
Actias selene, the Indian moon moth or Indian luna moth, is a species of saturniid moth from Asia. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1807. This species is popular among amateur entomologists and is often reared from eggs or cocoons that are available from commercial sources. They fly mainly at night.
Theretra oldenlandiae, the impatiens hawkmoth, taro hornworm or white-banded hunter hawkmoth, is a member of the family Sphingidae.
Olene mendosa, the brown tussock moth or hairy tussock moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. It is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Australia.
Leuroperna sera is a moth of the family Plutellidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1885. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand.
Pamphlebia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1897. Its only species, Pamphlebia rubrolimbraria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, Borneo, Indonesia, Taiwan and Australia.
Diomea rotundata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, the Indian subregion, Taiwan, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sumba.
Episparis liturata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by George Hampson in 1893. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Java, Borneo, Myanmar, China and Thailand.
Nagadeba indecoralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in Sri Lanka, Java, India, Myanmar, India's Andaman Islands, Japan and Taiwan.
Amblychia angeronaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, northern India, Korea, Andaman Islands to Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Korea Japan and Australia.
Aplochlora vivilaca is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, Indian subregion, Taiwan, Borneo and Sulawesi.
Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Ectropis bhurmitra, the tea twig caterpillar, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1860. A widespread Asian species, it is found around Indo-Australian tropics from India, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, New Guinea to Australian Queensland and the Solomon Islands.
Eucrostes disparata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.
Eucyclodes semialba is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, the north-east Himalayas of India, Myanmar and Sundaland.
Idaea purpurea is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, the Andaman Islands, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.
Ophthalmitis herbidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Perixera absconditaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Taiwan, Sundaland and the Philippines.
Traminda aventiaria, the cross-line wave moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka, to Hong Kong, Taiwan, New Guinea and Australia.
Sugia stygia is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, Korea, India, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and China.
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