Synchlora herbaria

Synchlora herbaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Antigua, Dominica and the Virgin Islands.[2]

Synchlora herbaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Synchlora
Species:	S. herbaria
Binomial name
Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
Phalaena herbaria Fabricius, 1794 Racheospila bonhotei Prout, 1912 Lissochlora intacta Warren, 1905 Racheospila sanctaecrucis Prout, 1932 Synchlora hulstiana Dyar, 1901 Geometra attendaria Moschler, 1890 Geometra congruata Walker, 1861 Geometra croceofimbriata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870 Jodis indeclararia Walker, 1861 Racheospila sitellaria Guenée, 1858

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lantana camara.

Subspecies

• Synchlora herbaria herbaria (Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico)
• Synchlora herbaria bonhotei (Prout, 1912) (Bahamas)
• Synchlora herbaria dorsuaria Prout, 1912 (Antigua)
• Synchlora herbaria intacta (Warren, 1905) (Dominica)
• Synchlora herbaria sanctaecrucis (Prout, 1932) (Virgin Islands)

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius 1794)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
2. "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
3. "910643.00 – 7061 – Synchlora herbaria – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.