Polynesia sunandava

Polynesia sunandava
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Polynesia
Species:	P. sunandava
Binomial name
	Polynesia sunandava; (Walker, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
	Pomasia sunandava Walker, 1861; Cambogia aeriferata Walker, 1863;

Polynesia sunandava is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and India, as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumbawa, Larat (part of the Tanimbar Islands) and in New Guinea.[2]

Description

Its wingspan is about 26 mm. Forewings with non-truncate apex. Body bright yellow. Head marked with rufous. Shaft of antennae whitish. Tegulae with rufous patches irrorated with silvery scales. Wings with rufous-edged silver spots in very ill-defined series, those below the costa of forewings forming a very ill-defined fascia.[3]

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Polynesia sunandava (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
The Moths of Borneo
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Australian moths

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Polynesia sunandava (Walker 1861)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] The Moths of Borneo

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.