Collix stellata
Species of moth
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Collix stellata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1894.[1] It is found in Korea, Japan, Taiwan and northern India.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Collix |
| Species: | C. stellata |
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| Collix stellata Warren, 1894 | |
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The wingspan is 26–28 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in). Adults are on wing from early September to October in Korea and Taiwan and in June in Japan.
The larvae feed on Rapanea nerifolia and Lysimachia clethroides in Japan.[2]
Subspecies
- Collix stellata stellata
- Collix stellata oblitera Prout, 1935 (Java)
- Collix stellata phaeochiton Prout, 1932 (Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo)