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Racotis boarmiaria

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Racotis boarmiaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Genus:
Racotis
Species:
R.boarmiaria
Binomial name
Racotis boarmiaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma boarmiaria Guenée, 1857

Racotis boarmiaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India, Maldives, Myanmar, China, Japan, Taiwan,[1] Indonesia, Bhutan[2] and Malaysia.

Subspecies

  • Racotis boarmiaria boarmiaria Guenée, 1857
  • Racotis boarmiaria plenifasciata Warren, 1894
  • Racotis boarmiaria japonica Inoue, 1953 (Japan)
  • Racotis boarmiaria illustrata Warren, 1899 (Malaysia)

Biology

This species has a wingspan of 45-48mm.[3] Its larvae had been recorded on Lindera, Neolitsea, Parabenzoin, Litsea cubeba.

References

  1. ^ ftp.funet.fi
  2. ^ images at: www.boldsystems.org
  3. ^ Warren, W. 1899a. New species and genera of the families Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Old-World regions. - Novitates Zoologicae 6(1):1–66.


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