Albinospila floresaria

Albinospila floresaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, as well as on Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Lesser Sundas[2] and in Australia (including Queensland).[3]

Albinospila floresaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Albinospila
Species:
A. floresaria
Binomial name
Albinospila floresaria
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra floresaria Walker, 1866
  • Prasinocyma floresaria
  • Iodis oxycentra Meyrick, 1888

Adults are apple green with dark red discal spots and margins and a white forewing costa. The postmedial lines are white.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Albinospila floresaria Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (7 February 2010). "Prasinocyma floresaria (Walker, 1866)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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