Synchlora herbaria

Synchlora herbaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Antigua, Dominica and the Virgin Islands.[2]

Synchlora herbaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Synchlora
Species:
S. herbaria
Binomial name
Synchlora herbaria
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena herbaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Racheospila bonhotei Prout, 1912
  • Lissochlora intacta Warren, 1905
  • Racheospila sanctaecrucis Prout, 1932
  • Synchlora hulstiana Dyar, 1901
  • Geometra attendaria Moschler, 1890
  • Geometra congruata Walker, 1861
  • Geometra croceofimbriata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Jodis indeclararia Walker, 1861
  • Racheospila sitellaria Guenée, 1858

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lantana camara.

Subspecies
  • Synchlora herbaria herbaria (Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico)
  • Synchlora herbaria bonhotei (Prout, 1912) (Bahamas)
  • Synchlora herbaria dorsuaria Prout, 1912 (Antigua)
  • Synchlora herbaria intacta (Warren, 1905) (Dominica)
  • Synchlora herbaria sanctaecrucis (Prout, 1932) (Virgin Islands)
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References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius 1794)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "910643.00 – 7061 – Synchlora herbaria – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.


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