Celenna festivaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Borneo, Java Taiwan,[3] the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon in the Philippines.
Celenna festivaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Celenna |
Species: | C. festivaria
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Binomial name | |
Celenna festivaria (Fabricius, 1794)
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Synonyms | |
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Description
editIts ground color is brown. Bright green medial blotches are found on both wings. The hindwing patch has an excavation at the center of its interior margin.[4]
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are recognized.[5]
- Celenna festivaria formosensis Inoue, 1964 - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, Taiwan
- Celenna festivaria manifesta Inoue, 1964 - Ryukyu Islands
- Celenna festivaria temperata Prout, 1925 - Philippines
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Dorsal surface
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Subspecies formosensis
References
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Celenna festivaria.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Celenna Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "此為 Celenna festivaria formosensis 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Celenna festivaria Fabricius comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.