Maxates coelataria

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Maxates coelataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Maxates
Species:
M. coelataria
Binomial name
Maxates coelataria
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Thalassodes coelatariaWalker, 1861
  • Maxates coelataria trycheraProut, 1933

Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka [2] and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.

Margins of wings strongly excavate in the spaces. Broadly pale buff costa of forewings and dark speckles. Caterpillar has greenish cylindrical body with small creamy-pink dorsal triangles, where each triangle contains a dark dot. Head with a bifid capsule. The caterpillar rests with a 45 degree angle to the end of a leaf and stalk. Pupation occurs within a cocoon within a folded leaf. The host plant of the caterpillar is Aporosa species. [3]

Sundaland population is classified as a subspecies - Maxates coelataria trycheraProut, 1933. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Maxates coelataria Walker, 1861". 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. ↑ "Maxates coelataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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