Cleora acaciaria
Cleora acaciaria is a moth of the family Geometridae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Réunion São Tomé & Príncipe and the United Arab Emirates.[2]
Cleora acaciaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Cleora |
Species: | C. acaciaria |
Binomial name | |
Cleora acaciaria (Boisduval, 1833) | |
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The wingspan is 28–33 mm.
The larvae feed on various plants and trees, including Rutaceae (including Toddalia asiatica), Ericaceae (including Augauria salicifolia), Verbenaceae (including Stachytarpheta urticifolia) and Asteraceae species.[3]
References
- EOL.org
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Cleora acaciaria (Boisduval, 1833)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
- Papillons de la Réunion. Biotope. page 323. ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3
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