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Species: | A. inductaria
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Argyrocosma inductaria (
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Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. [3]
The species' wingspan is about 1 cm. [4] The ground color is greenish. Its caterpillar is a light, dull green color with dorsal and lateral dark suffusions. A subdorsal white line is present. Body rugose (wrinkled) with many small conical spines. Spiracles reddish brown. [5] Host plants are Buchanania species. [6] Pupation occurs in a cocoon made from detritus and flower parts.
Argyrocosma inductaria | |
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Species: | A. inductaria
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Argyrocosma inductaria (
Guenée, 1857)
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Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka, [2] India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo. [3]
The species' wingspan is about 1 cm. [4] The ground color is greenish. Its caterpillar is a light, dull green color with dorsal and lateral dark suffusions. A subdorsal white line is present. Body rugose (wrinkled) with many small conical spines. Spiracles reddish brown. [5] Host plants are Buchanania species. [6] Pupation occurs in a cocoon made from detritus and flower parts.