Amblychia hymenaria

Amblychia hymenaria
	Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Amblychia
Species:	A. hymenaria
Binomial name
	Amblychia hymenaria; (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
	Elphos hymenaria Guenée, 1857; Ephos brabanti Thierry-Mieg, 1893; Elphos albifascia Warren, 1894; Elphos obliterata Warren, 1894; Elphos procellosa Warren, 1894;

Amblychia hymenaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Singapore, Sundaland, Sulawesi,[2] Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and may be in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan of the female is 42 mm. The male has bipectinate (comb-like on both sides) antennae, and the female has filiform (thread-like) antennae. Both sexes have brownish wings with white dots and irrorations (speckles). However, in the male, the diffuse, oblique band which cross the forewing from the center of the costa to the tornal angle is off white, and it is white in female. The caterpillar is known to feed on Cinnamomum iners.[3]

References

"Species Details: Elphos hymenaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amblychia hymenaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
"Final instar caterpillar and metamorphosis of Amblychia hymenaria" (PDF). National University of Singapore. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Elphos hymenaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[2] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Amblychia hymenaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[3] "Final instar caterpillar and metamorphosis of Amblychia hymenaria" (PDF). National University of Singapore. Retrieved 7 March 2018.