Eucyclodes semialba

Eucyclodes semialba

''Eucyclodes semialba'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in Sri Lanka, the north-east Himalayas of India, Myanmar and Sundaland.
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Appearance

The inner area of the wings is greenish, whereas the outer area is whitish. A conspicuous submarginal black spot is found centrally in the ventral side. The caterpillar is olive green with brown speckles. Anterior and posterior segments pale purplish brown. A double brown line is found dorsally. Pupa greenish with minute purplish-brown speckles. The host plant of the caterpillar is ''Loranthus''.

Naming

Three subspecies are recognized.
⤷ ''Eucyclodes semialba angiportus'' Prout, 1932
⤷ ''Eucyclodes semialba viridior'' Prout, 1916 - Sri Lanka
⤷ ''Eucyclodes semialba semialba'' Walker, 1861 - Taiwan

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyGeometridae
GenusEucyclodes
SpeciesE. semialba
Photographed in
Malaysia