Semiothisa ozararia (sometimes as Godonela ozararia), is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Taiwan,[3] Borneo, Sumatra and Java.
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| S. ozararia from Kangding, Sichuan, China | |
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| Semiothisa ozararia (Walker, 1860)
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It is a pale brownish to creamy coloured moth. Postmedial line of forewing is found very close proximity to the margin. The caterpillar has a slender whitish body. Head, first thoracic segment and anal segment and clasper are all yellowish brown. Body consists regular pattern of black spots and diamond-shaped spots. Its host plant is Acacia mangium.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Semiothisa ozararia Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 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 – via Academia.
- ^ "Chiasmia ozararia (Walker, 1860)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Godonela ozararia Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.