Timandra comptaria

Timandra comptaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1862.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Japan[3] and Taiwan.[4]

Timandra comptaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Timandra
Species:
T. comptaria
Binomial name
Timandra comptaria
Walker, 1862

It is a pale brownish moth with a characteristic dark brown strip which runs from the apex of the forewing to the discal margin and then runs through middle of the hindwings. When at rest, this dark line appears as an unbroken line which runs through both forewings.

References
  1. "Species Details: Timandra comptaria Walker, 1862". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 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. "コベニスジヒメシャク Timandra comptaria Walker, 1863". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "臺灣物種名錄編號 Timandra comptaria Walker, 1863". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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