Petelia medardaria

Petelia medardaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1856.[1] It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[2] Malaysia, Borneo, Queensland and the Bismarck Islands.[3]

Petelia medardaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Petelia
Species:
P. medardaria
Binomial name
Petelia medardaria
Synonyms
  • Bargosa chandubija Walker, 1860
  • Bargosa chacoraca Walker, 1860

It is a small straw-coloured moth. Its wingspan is 3 cm. Dark spots are found near the wingtips and/or a dark line on each wing.[4] A strong discal spot is found on the underside of the hindwing.[5] Host plants of the caterpillar include Gouania leptostachya, Ziziphus incurva, Ziziphus jujube, Ziziphus mauritiana, Ziziphus oenoplia, Ziziphus rugosa and Hovenia dulcis.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer, [1856]". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Distribution of Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (16 February 2010). "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schaffer, [1856]". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  5. "Petelia medardaria Herrich-Schäffer". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  6. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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