Bosara emarginaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found on Borneo and in Sri Lanka, the north-eastern Himalayas and Hong Kong.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Bosara |
| Species: | B. emarginaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Bosara emarginaria (Hampson, 1893)
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The wingspan is about 2⁄3 inch (17 mm).[3]
The larvae possibly feed on Breynia species.
References
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Bosara emarginaria (Hampson 1893)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bosara emarginaria Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ Hampson, George Francis (1893). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. p. 152 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.