Dilophodes elegans

Dilophodes elegans is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Japan, China, Taiwan, north-eastern Himalaya, Burma and Borneo.

Dilophodes elegans
Dilophodes elegans khasiana
Dilophodes elegans auribasis from Sabah
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Dilophodes
Species:	D. elegans
Binomial name
Dilophodes elegans (Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
Abraxas elegans Butler, 1878 Abraxas khasiana Swinhoe, 1892

The wingspan 39–43 mm.[2] There are five overlapping generations per year in Nanning, China.

The larvae defoliate Illicium verum. The species overwinters in the larval or pupal stage in the leaves, litter or the epipedon.[3]

Subspecies

• Dilophodes elegans elegans (Japan)
• Dilophodes elegans auribasis Prout, 1926 (north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Borneo)[4]
• Dilophodes elegans khasiana Swinhoe, 1892 (Taiwan)
• Dilophodes elegans sinica Wehrli, 1939 (China)

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Dilophodes elegans (Butler, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
2. "クロフシロエダシャク Dilophodes elegans elegans (Butler, 1878)". Japanese Moths. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
3. Bionomics of Dilophodes elegans sinica
4. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Dilophodes elegans Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 5, 2019.