Dysphania sagana

Dysphania sagana
From Cambodia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Dysphania
Species:
D. sagana
Binomial name
Dysphania sagana
(Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Euschema sagana Druce, 1882
  • Euschema selangora Swinhoe, 1893
  • Dysphania isolata Warren, 1902

Dysphania sagana is moth species in the family Geometridae first described by Druce in 1882. It is yellow and black and is found in southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.

Description

The basal half of the forewings is chrome yellow, while the outer half is bluish black, crossed by two bands of semitransparent white spots. The hindwings are chrome yellow with a black spot at the end of the cell. The apex and a submarginal row of spots are black. The head, thorax and abdomen are yellow.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Carallia species.[3]

See also

References

  1. โ†‘ Savela, Markku. "Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. โ†‘ Zoological Society of London (1882). Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London Natural History Museum Library. London : Zoological Society of London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  3. โ†‘ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Dysphania sagana Druce". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 16, 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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