Symmacra

Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia.

Symmacra
Symmacra solidaria ochrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Symmacra Warren, 1896
Species:	S. solidaria
Binomial name
Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
Nemoria solidaria Guenée, 1857 Acidalia quadraequata Walker, 1861 Thalassodes validaria Walker, 1866 Jodis thalassica Moore, 1887 Sterrha (?) baptata Warren, 1897 Mnesithetis ochrea Warren, 1897 Geometra rufifrontaria Hampson, 1907

Its wingspan is about 2 cm.[3] The adult has dull olive-green wings with faint transverse fasciations. In the hindwing, a discal mark consists or a centrally broken fine white bar.[4]

Four subspecies are recognized:[5]

• Symmacra solidaria baptata Warren, 1897
• Symmacra solidaria ochrea Warren, 1897
• Symmacra solidaria sinensis Prout, 1935
• Symmacra solidaria validaria Walker, 1866

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Symmacra Warren, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
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. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
4. "Symmacra solidaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
5. "Species Details: Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.