Eois lunulosa

Eois lunulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Eois
Species:	E. lunulosa
Binomial name
	Eois lunulosa; (Moore, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
	Pseudasthena lunulosa Moore, 1887; Pseudasthena ochracea Warren, 1894; Chrysocraspeda duplicilinea Wileman, 1911;

Eois lunulosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and Taiwan.

Description

Its wingspan is about 22–26 mm. Antennae in both sexes bipectinate (comb like on both sides) with long branches to two-thirds of their length. Hindwings with rounded outer margin. Veins 3 and 4 stalked. Vertex of the head chestnut colored as well the frons. The shaft of the antennae are whitish. Collar crimson. Forewings with a sub-costal crimson fascia. Both wings with many of the waved lines obsolescent, and medial and postmedial lines more developed. There is an ill-defined marginal crimson band with a purplish-silvery patch at outer angle.[3]

Subspecies

Eois lunulosa lunulosa nominate (Sri Lanka)
Eois lunulosa duplicilinea (Wileman, 1911) (Taiwan)

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References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eois lunulosa (Moore 1887)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eois lunulosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eois lunulosa (Moore 1887)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eois lunulosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.

[3] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.