Luxiaria phyllosaria

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Luxiaria phyllosaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Luxiaria
Species:
L. phyllosaria
Binomial name
Luxiaria phyllosaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Drepanodes? phyllosariaWalker, 1860
  • Luxiaria alfenusariaWalker, 1860
  • Luxiaria phyllosariaWalker; Holloway, 1976

Luxiaria phyllosaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] the north-eastern Himalayas of India, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi. [3]

Dark brown fringes are found in the margins of both wings. A dark brown bar with grey. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Luxiaria phyllosaria 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.
  3. "Distribution of Luxiaria phyllosaria Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Luxiaria phyllosaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.