Maxates coelataria
Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.
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Margins of wings strongly excavate in the spaces. Broadly pale buff costa of forewings and dark speckles. Caterpillar has greenish cylindrical body with small creamy-pink dorsal triangles, where each triangle contains a dark dot. Head with a bifid capsule. The caterpillar rests with a 45 degree angle to the end of a leaf and stalk. Pupation occurs within a cocoon within a folded leaf. The host plant of the caterpillar is Aporosa species.[3]
Sundaland population is classified as a subspecies - Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933.[4]
References
- "Species Details: Maxates coelataria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- 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.
- "Maxates coelataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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