Thalassodes immissaria

Thalassodes immissaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found in the Oriental tropics of China, India, Sri Lanka,[1] Hong Kong, Japan,[2] Borneo, Vietnam, Sumatra, Sulawesi and the Ryukyu Islands. The populations in Ryukyu are often classified as a subspecies - Thalassodes immissaria intaminata Inoue, 1971.[3]

Thalassodes immissaria
From Sri Lanka
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Thalassodes
Species:
T. immissaria
Binomial name
Thalassodes immissaria
Walker, 1861

It is a green moth with faint white lines. There is a very narrow yellowish line border the wings. Male has plumose (feather-like) antennae, female has filiform (thread-like) antennae.[4] It is very similar to other congener species, therefore separation should done through examination of genitalis. In the male, the genitalia possess a long, tongue-like valva basal process and a tongue-like harpe.[5] The caterpillar feeds on Mangifera indica, Lagerstroemia, Nephelium, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, Dimocarpus longan and Litchi chinensis.[6][7]

References
  1. 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.
  2. "サザナミシロアオシャク Thalassodes immissaria intaminata Inoue, 1971". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. "Thalassodes immissaria Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. "Identification and biological characteristics of Thalassodes immissaria, an emerald moth infesting litchi". Journal of Fruit Science. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. "Thalassodes and related taxa of emerald moths in China" (PDF). Zootaxa. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  6. "Host plants of Thalassodes immissaria". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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