Sauris interruptata

Sauris interruptata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Moore in 1888.[2] It is found in India's north-east Himalayas, Sri Lanka,[3] the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan,[4] Myanmar, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, the Philippines,[5] and possibly the Moluccas and New Guinea.

Sauris interruptata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Sauris
Species:
S. interruptata
Binomial name
Sauris interruptata
(Moore, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Remodes interruptata Moore, 1888
  • Sauris triseriata Moore, 1887[1]
  • Remodes triseriata Moore, 1887
  • Remodes cinerosa Warren, 1894
  • Sauris mirabilis Hampson, 1895
  • Sauris interruptata Moore; Holloway, 1976

The wings of the male are more elongate than those of the female. Forewings fasciated with buff, apple green and blackish brown. Hindwings dull pale brown. Hind tibia bears a dark grey hair-pencil which is large and conspicuous. The female is similar to the male but has less elongate wings and heavily striated and fasciated. Caterpillars feed on Cinnamomum species.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Sauris triseriata Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Species Details: Sauris interruptata Moore, 1888". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "間三葉尺蛾 Sauris interruptata". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Sauris interruptata". Philippine Lepidoptera. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  6. "Sauris interruptata Moore". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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