Dysphania sagana
Dysphania sagana is moth species in the family Geometridae first described by Druce in 1882. It is yellow and black and is found in southern Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, and Borneo.
| Dysphania sagana | |
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| From Cambodia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. sagana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)[1] | |
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Description
The basal half of the forewings is chrome yellow, while the outer half is bluish black, crossed by two bands of semitransparent white spots. The hindwings are chrome yellow with a black spot at the end of the cell. The apex and a submarginal row of spots are black. The head, thorax and abdomen are yellow.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Carallia species.[3]
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Seen at Banteay Srey Butterfly Centre
In Sihanoukville, Cambodia
References
- Savela, Markku. "Dysphania sagana (Druce, 1882)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Dysphania sagana Druce". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
External links
Data related to Dysphania (Geometrinae) at Wikispecies
Media related to Dysphania sagana at Wikimedia Commons
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