Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia.
| Symmacra | |
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| Symmacra solidaria ochrea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Symmacra Warren, 1896 |
| Species: | S. solidaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1858)
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Its wingspan is about 2 cm.[3] The adult has dull olive-green wings with faint transverse fasciations. In the hindwing, a discal mark consists or a centrally broken fine white bar.[4]
Four subspecies are recognized:[5]
- Symmacra solidaria baptata Warren, 1897
- Symmacra solidaria ochrea Warren, 1897
- Symmacra solidaria sinensis Prout, 1935
- Symmacra solidaria validaria Walker, 1866
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Symmacra Warren, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ^ "Symmacra solidaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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