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Cyclophora obstataria

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Cyclophora obstataria
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C. obstataria
Binomial name
Cyclophora obstataria
(Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Acidalia obstataria Walker, 1861
  • Anisodes ignorata Walker, 1863
  • Aspilates cryptorhodata Walker, 1863
  • Anisodes acuta Moore, 1887
  • Perixera imbuta Warren, 1897
  • Pisoraca tenuis Warren, 1907

Cyclophora obstataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is known from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka and China to Sundaland, New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.[2]

Description

Its wingspan is about 26–30 mm. On the hind tibia of the male the inner medial spur is absent. Mid tibia of male not hairy. Forewings with veins 5, 6 and 7 not distorted. Forewings of male with non-distorted inner area. It is a pale pinkish-rufous colored moth. Frons pale with pink above it. Each wing with traces of antemedial specks series. Discocellular speck present. Faint traces of waved postmedial line and submarginal specks series present. Ventral side pale.[3]

Subspecies

  • Cyclophora obstataria obstataria
  • Cyclophora obstataria tenuis (Warren, 1907)
  • Cyclophora obstataria cryptorhodata (Walker, 1863)

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Cyclophora obstataria Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.