Luxiaria amasa

Luxiaria amasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Luxiaria
Species:	L. amasa
Binomial name
	Luxiaria amasa; (Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
	Bithia amasa Butler, 1878; Luxiaria fasciosa Moore, 1888; Luxiaria fulvifascia Warren, 1894;

Luxiaria amasa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found from south-eastern Siberia to Korea, Japan, northern India, Nepal, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.[1]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.[2] Males have a pale yellow ground colour, with the border distal to the postmedial of both wings mottled broadly with rich brown.[3]

Subspecies

Luxiaria amasa amasa
Luxiaria amasa noda Prout, 1928 (Sulawesi)
Luxiaria amasa perochrea Herbulot, 1993 (Sumatra)

References

Savela, Markku. "Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
"褐煙鉤尺蛾 Luxiaria amasa fasciosa Moore, 1888". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. August 11, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Luxiaria amasa Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[2] "褐煙鉤尺蛾 Luxiaria amasa fasciosa Moore, 1888". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. August 11, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

[3] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Luxiaria amasa Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 30, 2019.