Argyrocosma inductaria

Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.[3]

Argyrocosma inductaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Argyrocosma
Species:
A. inductaria
Binomial name
Argyrocosma inductaria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857
  • Phodoresima [sic] inductaria Guenée 1857
  • Eucrostis smaragdus Hampson, 1891
  • Probolosceles inductaria Guenée, 1898
  • Comibaena inductaria (Guenée, 1898)

The species' wingspan is about 1 cm.[4] The ground color is greenish. Its caterpillar is a light, dull green color with dorsal and lateral dark suffusions. A subdorsal white line is present. Body rugose (wrinkled) with many small conical spines. Spiracles reddish brown.[5] Host plants are Buchanania species.[6] Pupation occurs in a cocoon made from detritus and flower parts.

References
  1. "Species Details: Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Argyrocosma inductaria (Guenée, [1858]) 白斑綠尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2010). "Comibaena inductaria (Guenée, 1898)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Argyrocosma inductaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Argyrocosma inductaria foodplants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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