Xandrames latiferaria

Xandrames latiferaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found in Japan, China, the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas and Sundaland.

Xandrames latiferaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Xandrames
Species:
X. latiferaria
Binomial name
Xandrames latiferaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Pachyodes latiferaria Walker, 1860
  • Xandrames curvistriga Warren, 1894
  • Xandrames cnecozona Prout, 1926
  • Xandrames latiferaria mulsa Prout, 1935
  • Xandrames latiferaria recondita Inoue, 1982

In genitalia and facies Xandrames cnecozona resembles typical X. latiferaria but is slightly larger and yellower. It is considered a synonym but might merit subspecific status.

The wingspan is 50–60 mm.

The larvae feed on Lindera species.

Subspecies
  • Xandrames latiferaria latiferaria
  • Xandrames latiferaria recondita
  • Xandrames latiferaria curvistriga
  • Xandrames latiferaria mulsa
  • Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Xandrames latiferaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  • Xandrames latiferaria latiferaria at Japanese Moths
  • Xandrames latiferaria recondita at Japanese Moths


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