Bosara emarginaria

Bosara emarginaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1893.[1] It is found on Borneo and in Sri Lanka, the north-eastern Himalayas and Hong Kong.[2] The habitat consists of lowland dipterocarp forests.

Bosara emarginaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Bosara
Species:
B. emarginaria
Binomial name
Bosara emarginaria
(Hampson, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia emarginaria Hampson, 1893
  • Gullaca exilis Bastelberger, 1905

The wingspan is about 23 inch (17 mm).[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Breynia species.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Bosara emarginaria (Hampson 1893)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Bosara emarginaria Hampson comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. Hampson, George Francis (1893). Illustrations of Typical Specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the Collection of the British Museum. p. 152 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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