Idaea purpurea

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Idaea purpurea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Idaea
Species:
I. purpurea
Binomial name
Idaea purpurea
Hampson, 1891
Synonyms
  • Lophophleps purpureaHampson, 1891

Idaea purpurea is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891. [1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [2] Taiwan, [3] the Andaman Islands, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

The adult has dull yellow wings with forewing facies and purple-grey banding. Male has broad yellowish costal zone to the hindwing. Female has definite yellow fasciation. Host plants of caterpillar include Shorea species. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Idaea purpurea Hampson, 1891". 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. ↑ "Idaea purpurea 尚無標本照". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Lophophleps purpurea Hampson comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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