Ozola minor

Ozola minor is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India, the Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi.

Ozola minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Ozola
Species:
O. minor
Binomial name
Ozola minor
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Zarmigethusa minor Moore, 1888
  • Ozola leptogonia Hampson, 1902

Its wings are straw coloured. A semicircular dark zone can be seen between the forewing apex and the central angle. Host plants include Gmelina arborea and Premna species.[3]

References
  1. "Species Details: Ozola minor Moore, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Ozola minor Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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