Cleora alienaria
Species of moth
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Cleora alienaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion to the Andaman Islands, Thailand, Sundaland, Taiwan,[3] and Lesser Sundas as far east as Timor and Christmas Island.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Cleora |
| Species: | C. alienaria |
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| Cleora alienaria (Walker, 1860) | |
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Description
Adults are polymorphic and show clear color differences; this leads to confusion of classification. The discal spot of the forewing is clearly defined. The caterpillar is a leafy green color with fine linear marbling. There is a narrow, lenticular, transverse white bar anterior to dorsolateral brown tubercles. This white bar is divided centrally by a black triangle. The caterpillar is known to feed on Falcataria moluccana, Acacia mangium, Cinnamomum, Sambucus,[4] and Dalbergia monetaria.[5]
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