Sauris interruptata
Sauris interruptata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1888.[2] It is found in India's north-east Himalayas, Sri Lanka,[3] the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan,[4] Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines,[5] and possibly the Moluccas and New Guinea.
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The wings of the male are more elongate than those of the female. Forewings fasciated with buff, apple green and blackish brown. Hindwings dull pale brown. Hind tibia bears a dark grey hair-pencil which is large and conspicuous. The female is similar to the male but has less elongate wings and heavily striated and fasciated. Caterpillars feed on Cinnamomum species.[6]
References
- "Species Details: Sauris triseriata Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Species Details: Sauris interruptata Moore, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 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.
- "間三葉尺蛾 Sauris interruptata". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- "Sauris interruptata". Philippine Lepidoptera. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Sauris interruptata Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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