Spaniocentra pannosa

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Spaniocentra pannosa
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S. pannosa
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Spaniocentra pannosa
Moore, 1887

Spaniocentra pannosa is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]

The adult is greenish with some brown patches at the margin towards the hindwings. The caterpillar is greenish, twig like and slender with a conical protuberance. Spiracles are black. [3] The caterpillar feeds on Loranthus species. [4]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887". 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. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spaniocentra Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Spaniocentra pannosa Moore2". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.