Gonodontis clelia

Gonodontis clelia is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Pieter Cramer in 1780.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] South India, Pakistan, Nepal, Hong Kong, the Andaman Islands, Singapore, Borneo and Australia.[3][4]

Gonodontis clelia
Moth B
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Gonodontis
Species:
G. clelia
Binomial name
Gonodontis clelia
(Cramer, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena delia Cramer, 1780
  • Orsonoba rajada Walker, 1860

Description

The wingspan of the male is 42 mm. Male has uniform reddish tint wings. Female is similar but with much darker reddish. Antemedial line highly angled below costa. A dark speck at end of cell. A rufous spot found on costa before apex. Hindwings are with a dark spot.[5]

The caterpillar is cylindrical and slender. Body ochreous brown with large dark brown, saddle-like patch. Setae are set on chalazae. Colour of setae and chalazae white in first instars and later turn black. the caterpillar rests on a plant stem, petiole or leaf surface with a 45 degree inclination. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made by substrate particles.[6] Host plants include Allophylus cobbe,[7] Mangifera indica, Tectona grandis, Gmelina arborea, Eugenia, Olea dioica, Ricinus communis, mangrove species like Sonneratia alba, Aegiceras, Avicennia, Allophylus and Excoecaria species.[8]

References
  1. "Species Details: Gonodontis clelia Cramer, 1780". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Gonodontis clelia distribution". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. Savela, Markku. "Gonodontis clelia (Cramer, [1780])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  5. "Description of Gonodontis clelia". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. "Gonodontis clelia Cramer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. "Allophylus cobbe (L.) Reausch". National Parks Board, Singapore. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. "Gonodontis clelia biology". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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