Thalassodes immissaria

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Thalassodes immissaria
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T. immissaria, Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Thalassodes
Species:
T. immissaria
Binomial name
Thalassodes immissaria
Walker, 1861

Thalassodes immissaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Oriental tropics of China, India, Sri Lanka, [1] Hong Kong, Japan, [2] Borneo, Vietnam, Sumatra, Sulawesi and the Ryukyu Islands. The populations in Ryukyu are often classified as a subspecies - Thalassodes immissaria intaminataInoue, 1971. [3]

It is a green moth with faint white lines. There is a very narrow yellowish line border the wings. Male has plumose (feather-like) antennae, female has filiform (thread-like) antennae. [4] It is very similar to other congener species, therefore separation should done through examination of genitalis. In the male, the genitalia possess a long, tongue-like valva basal process and a tongue-like harpe. [5] The caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica , Lagerstroemia , Nephelium , Eucalyptus camaldulensis , Dimocarpus longan and Litchi chinensis . [6] [7]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "サザナミシロアオシャク Thalassodes immissaria intaminata Inoue, 1971". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thalassodes immissaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Identification and biological characteristics of Thalassodes immissaria, an emerald moth infesting litchi". Journal of Fruit Science. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Thalassodes and related taxa of emerald moths in China" (PDF). Zootaxa. doi: 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3019.1.2 . S2CID   14608608. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Host plants of Thalassodes immissaria". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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