Symmacra
Genus of moths
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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 | |
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| Symmacra solidaria ochrea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Symmacra Warren, 1896 |
| Species: | S. solidaria |
| Binomial name | |
| Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1858) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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
