Celenna festivaria

Celenna festivaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2] Myanmar, Borneo, Java Taiwan,[3] the Ryukyu Islands and Luzon in the Philippines.

Celenna festivaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Celenna
Species:
C. festivaria
Binomial name
Celenna festivaria
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Phalaena festivaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Geometra saturataria Walker, 1861
  • Hypochrosis festivaria temperata Prout, 1925
  • Hypochrosis festivaria formosensis Inoue 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivaria manifesta Inoue, 1964
  • Hypochrosis festivaria Fabricius; Holloway, 1976

Description

Its ground color is brown. Bright green medial blotches are found on both wings. The hindwing patch has an excavation at the center of its interior margin.[4]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized.[5]

  • Celenna festivaria formosensis Inoue, 1964 - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Borneo, Java, Taiwan
  • Celenna festivaria manifesta Inoue, 1964 - Ryukyu Islands
  • Celenna festivaria temperata Prout, 1925 - Philippines
  • Dorsal surface
  • Subspecies formosensis

References
  1. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Celenna Walker, 1861". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 4 October 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. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. "此為 Celenna festivaria formosensis 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Celenna festivaria Fabricius comb. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "Species Details: Capasa festivaria Fabricius, 1794". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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