Racotis boarmiaria

Racotis boarmiaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Racotis
Species:	R. boarmiaria
Binomial name
	Racotis boarmiaria; (Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
	Hypochroma boarmiaria Guenée, 1857;

Racotis boarmiaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, China, Japan, Taiwan,[1] Indonesia, Bhutan[2] and Malaysia.[3]

Subspecies

Racotis boarmiaria boarmiaria Guenée, 1857
Racotis boarmiaria plenifasciata Warren, 1894
Racotis boarmiaria japonica Inoue, 1953 (Japan)
Racotis boarmiaria illustrata Warren, 1899 (Malaysia)

Biology

This species has a wingspan of 45 to 54 mm.[4] Forewings with veins 10 and 11 stalked. Body brownish ochreous, thickly irrorated (speckled) with rufous brown. Forewings with antemedial, medial, and postmedial specks series, where the latter with a brownish patch at the middle. There is an indistinct pale waved submarginal line present. Hindwings with indistinct antemedial line. Crenulate postmedial line with brown patch at middle, and indistinct waved submarginal line. Both wings with marginal series of specks present. Ventral side is pale ochreous with prominent cell-spots. Outer area fuscous with the margin paler.[5]

Larva bright green with pure white lateral line and short streaks on second and eleventh somites. Some reddish blotches found above and below the line. It has been recorded on Lindera, Neolitsea, Parabenzoin and Litsea cubeba.[6]

References

Savela, Markku. "Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
"Taxonomy Browser: Racotis boarmiaria". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)". Afromoths. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
Warren, W. 1899. New species and genera of the families Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Old-World regions. Novitates Zoologicae 6 (1):1–66.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"Racotis boarmiaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

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[1] Savela, Markku. "Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2017.

[2] "Taxonomy Browser: Racotis boarmiaria". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[3] De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Racotis boarmiaria (Guenée, 1857)". Afromoths. Retrieved 19 September 2016.

[4] Warren, W. 1899. New species and genera of the families Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae from the Old-World regions. Novitates Zoologicae 6 (1):1–66.

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

[6] "Racotis boarmiaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 19 September 2016.