Maxates coelataria

Maxates coelataria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and from the Indian subregion to Sundaland.

Maxates coelataria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Maxates
Species:
M. coelataria
Binomial name
Maxates coelataria
Walker, 1861
Synonyms
  • Thalassodes coelataria Walker, 1861
  • Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933

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.[3]

Sundaland population is classified as a subspecies - Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Maxates coelataria Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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. "Maxates coelataria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Maxates coelataria trychera Prout, 1933". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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