Ophthalmitis herbidaria

Ophthalmitis herbidaria
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Opthalmitis
Species:	O. herbidaria
Binomial name
Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
Ophthalmodes herbidaria Guenée, 1857

Ophthalmitis herbidaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in China,[2] India,[3] Sri Lanka,[4] Nepal, Hong Kong and Taiwan.[5]

Description

The wingspan of the adult is 36 mm. Its ground colour varies from grass green, grey green to yellowish green with black irrorations (speckles). Its abdomen has paired black dorsal specks. Forewings with black lines at waved antemedial and dentate medial, post-medial and submarginal areas. Hindwings also with black lines at medial and submarginal areas. Both wings with marginal series of black specks. Underside is with large spot at end of cell of each wing.[6] Host plants of the caterpillar include Diospyros and Casearia species.[7]

References

1. "Species Details: Ophthalmitis herbidaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "A review of Ophthalmitis Fletcher, 1979 in China, with descriptions of four new species". Zootaxa. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
3. Savela, Markku. "Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
4. 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.
5. "Ophthalmitis herbidaria (Guenee, 1857)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
6. "Description of Ophthalmitis herbidaria Guenée, 1858". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
7. "Ophthalmitis clararia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Male genitalia of Ophthalmitis