Comostola subtiliaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Otto Vasilievich Bremer in 1864. It is a widespread species which is found in Korea and adjacent parts of Siberia, Japan,[1] Borneo, Sumatra,[2] India (north-east Himalaya),[3] South China, Taiwan,[4] Borneo, Sumatra,[5] and Sri Lanka.[6]
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Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Comostola |
Species: | C. subtiliaria
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Binomial name | |
Comostola subtiliaria (Bremer, 1864)
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The moth is generally green with a discal spot in its hindwing which is more regular and square than other species. The caterpillar is known to feed on Malus, Eurya and Viburnum species.[7]
Subspecies
editFour subspecies are recognized.[8]
Gallery
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Subspecies demeritaria
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Subspecies demeritaria
References
edit- ^ "コヨツメアオシャク伊豆諸島亜種 Comostola subtiliaria insulata Inoue, 1963". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Comostola subtiliaria Bremer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Moth diversity of Tawang District, Arunachal Pradesh, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "此為 Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria 主要識別相片". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Comostola subtiliaria Bremer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Comostola subtiliaria Bremer, 1864". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria Prout, 1917". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Comostola subtiliaria insulata Inoue, 1963". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Comostola subtiliaria kawazoei Inoue, 1963". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Comostola subtiliaria nympha Butler, 1881". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.