Thalassodes quadraria
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Thalassodes quadraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and in India and Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
Wingspan is about 38mm. Hind wings with veins 3,4 and 6,7 stalked. Fore wings with vein 11 from the cell. Fore wings with veins 3,4 stalked. Hind wings with angled outer margin. A bluish green moth with reddish palpi and frons. Vertex of head white. Wings semihyaline, with numerous pale striae. Fore wings with fulvous costa. Antemedial and postmedial indistinct pale straight oblique lines. Hind wings with indistinct postmedial line, produced to a point and angled at vein 3. Both wings with ochreous cilia at tips or wholly ochreous. Ventral side whitish.[2]
Larval food plants include Ricinus communis, Mangifera indica, Rosa, Crotalaria verrucosa,[3] Coffea arabica, Myrica aethiopica, Schinus molle, Zea mays, and Myrica serrate.[4]
References
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ Martiré, D. & Rochat, J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles. - — :1–496.
- ^ "Thalassodes quadraria, Guenée, 1857". African Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
External links
- Vingerhoedt - Pictures of Thalassodes quadraria
- Live picture on Flickr
- The Interactions of Population Dynamics of Thalassodes quadraria and the Plant Community Struutureand Climate Factors in DinghuShan.
- Relationship between different host plants; potential growth and longevity of Thalassodes quadraria Gruen. (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) [1974]
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