- Source: Thalassodes quadraria
Thalassodes quadraria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Africa south of the Sahara and in India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Its wingspan is about 38 mm. Hindwings with veins 3, 4 and 6, 7 stalked. Forewings with vein 11 from the cell. Forewings with veins 3, 4 stalked. Hindwings with angled outer margin. It is a bluish-green moth with reddish palpi and frons. Vertex of head white. Wings semihyaline, with numerous pale striae. Forewings with fulvous costa. Antemedial and postmedial indistinct pale straight oblique lines. Hindwings 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.
Larval food plants include Ricinus communis, Mangifera indica, Rosa, Crotalaria verrucosa, Coffea arabica, Myrica aethiopica, Schinus molle, Zea mays, and Myrica serrate.
References
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]
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Thalassodes quadraria
- Thalassodes
- Thalassodes hyraria
- List of Lepidoptera of Fiji
- List of moths of South Africa (Geometridae)
- List of moths of Tanzania
- List of moths of the Comoros
- List of moths of Sri Lanka
- List of moths of Nigeria
- List of moths of Kenya
