Chorodna strixaria

Chorodna strixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Vietnam, Sulawesi, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka.[2]

Chorodna strixaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chorodna
Species:
C. strixaria
Binomial name
Chorodna strixaria
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Medasina strixaria Guenée, 1858

Its wingspan is about 14 mm. There is a broad, pale costal zone to the forewing. The male has no forewing fovea. Antennae long and narrowly bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Abdomen has a setal comb.[3] Body and wings of adult greyish-brown with wavy lines. Two dark spots found in the middle of the hingwings.[4] Camellia sinensis is one of the major host plants of the caterpillar.[5]

Two subspecies are recognized.

  • Chorodna strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934 - Sri Lanka, India[6]
  • Chorodna strixaria telepompa Prout, 1934 - Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea

References
  1. "Species Details: Medasina strixaria Guenée, 1858". 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. "Chorodna Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 October 2010). "Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Medasina strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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