Maxates coelataria

Maxates coelataria

''Maxates coelataria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.
Maxates coelataria, family Geometridae  Geotagged,Indonesia,Maxates coelataria,Spring

Appearance

Margins of wings strongly excavate in the spaces. Broadly pale buff costa of forewings and dark speckles. Caterpillar has greenish cylindrical body with small creamy-pink dorsal triangles, where each triangle contains a dark dot. Head with a bifid capsule. The caterpillar rests with a 45 degree angle to the end of a leaf and stalk. Pupation occurs within a cocoon within a folded leaf. The host plant of the caterpillar is ''Aporosa'' species.
Maxates coelataria, family Geometridae  Geotagged,Indonesia,Maxates coelataria,Spring

Naming

Sundaland population is classified as a subspecies - ''Maxates coelataria trychera'' Prout, 1933.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusMaxates
SpeciesM. coelataria
Photographed in
Indonesia