Hypomecis transcissa

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Hypomecis transcissa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Hypomecis
Species:
H. transcissa
Binomial name
Hypomecis transcissa
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia transcissaWalker, 1860
  • Boarmia lineatariaWalker, 1866
  • Chogada latipennisButler, 1881

Hypomecis transcissa is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. [1] It is found in the Indian subregion and from Sri Lanka [2] [3] to Sundaland.

Host plants include Aleurites species. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Hypomecis transcissa Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Hypomecis transcissa (Walker, 1860)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Hypomecis transcissa Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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