Cleora alienaria

Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan,[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.

Cleora alienaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Cleora
Species:
C. alienaria
Binomial name
Cleora alienaria
(Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Boarmia alienaria Walker, 1860
  • Boarmia gelidaria Walker, 1863
  • ?Chogada alienaria ab. nigrifasciata Warren, 1905
  • Chogada rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915
  • Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929

Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum, Sambucus,[4] and Dalbergia monetaria.[5]

Three subspecies are recognized.

  • Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929[6] - Christmas Islands
  • Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863[7]
  • Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915[8]

References
  1. "Species Details: Cleora alienaria Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) 汙褐尖翅尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. "Cleora alienaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria fumipennis Prout, 1929". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  7. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria gelidaria Walker, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  8. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Cleora alienaria rasanaria Swinhoe, 1915". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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