Amblychia angeronaria

Amblychia angeronaria

"Amblychia angeronaria" is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Sri Lanka, northern India, Korea, Andaman Islands to Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Korea Japan and Australia.
Geometrid Moth - Amblychia angeronaria Pair of Moth - Amblychia angeronaria Amblychia angeronaria,Geometrid Moth,Malaysia,Moth,Penang

Appearance

The species' wingspan is about 90 mm. Male has bipectinate antennae whereas female has filiform antennae. Male has pale brownish wings often mottled with ochreous. Fovea present. Body and legs of both sexes are covered with yellowish-white hairs.

Female also mottled in some extent with orange-brown wings. Medial fasciae narrow and clearly defined. Margin of the hindwing is more strongly and broadly excavate. Underside of wings is pale brownish. The caterpillar is ochreous with cinnamon-grey-brown suffusion. Caterpillars feed on Lauraceae plants.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusAmblychia
SpeciesA. angeronaria
Photographed in
Malaysia