Amraica solivagaria
Bornean male from the hill mixed dipterocarp forest
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Boarmiini
Genus: Amraica
Species:
A. solivagaria
Binomial name
Amraica solivagaria
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia solivagaria (Walker, 1866)

Amraica solivagaria is a species of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.[1]

Characteristics

The males have the characteristic brownish-red patches at the base and apex of the forewing contrasting with a pale gray ground, while the females are more uniform pale brown with the apical and basal forewing patches less distinct and with the post- and antemedial fasciae more clearly delineated with black.

Distribution and habitat

It is found in Borneo and Sulawesi in the lowlands and hill forests.

References

  1. Jiang, Nan; Sato, Rikio; Han, Hongxiang (April 2012). "One new and one newly recorded species of the genus Amraica Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) from China, with diagnoses of the Chinese species: One new species of Amraica". Entomological Science. 15 (2): 219–231. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2011.00507.x. S2CID 82474033.


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