Spaniocentra pannosa is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
| Spaniocentra pannosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Spaniocentra |
| Species: | S. pannosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887
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The adult is greenish with some brown patches at the margin towards the hindwings. The caterpillar is greenish, twig like and slender with a conical protuberance. Spiracles are black.[3] The caterpillar feeds on Loranthus species.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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.
- ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spaniocentra Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Spaniocentra pannosa Moore2". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
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