Dilophodes elegans

Dilophodes elegans
Dilophodes elegans
Dilophodes elegans khasiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Dilophodes
Species: D. elegans
Binomial name
Dilophodes elegans
(Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Abraxas elegans Butler, 1878
  • Abraxas khasiana Swinhoe, 1892

Dilophodes elegans is a moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in Japan, China, Taiwan, north-eastern Himalaya, Burma and Borneo.

The wingspan 39-43 mm.[2] There are five overlapping generations per year in Nanning (China).

The larvae defoliate Illicium verum. The species overwinters in the larval or pupal stage in the leaves, litter or the epipedon.[3]

Subspecies

  • Dilophodes elegans elegans (Japan)
  • Dilophodes elegans auribasis Prout, 1926 (north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Borneo)[4]
  • Dilophodes elegans khasiana (Swinhoe, 1892) (Taiwan)
  • Dilophodes elegans sinica Wehrli, 1939 (China)

References

  1. ^ Dilophodes at funet
  2. ^ Japanese Moths
  3. ^ Bionomics of Dilophodes elegans sinica
  4. ^ The Moths of Borneo
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