Luxiaria amasa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Luxiaria
Species:
L. amasa
Binomial name
Luxiaria amasa
(Butler, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Bithia amasa Butler, 1878
  • Luxiaria fasciosa Moore, 1888
  • Luxiaria fulvifascia Warren, 1894

Luxiaria amasa is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found from south-eastern Siberia to Korea, Japan, northern India, Nepal, Taiwan, Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi.[1]

The wingspan is 40–45 mm.[2] Males have a pale yellow ground colour, with the border distal to the postmedial of both wings mottled broadly with rich brown.[3]

Subspecies

  • Luxiaria amasa amasa
  • Luxiaria amasa noda Prout, 1928 (Sulawesi)
  • Luxiaria amasa perochrea Herbulot, 1993 (Sumatra)

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Luxiaria amasa (Butler, 1878)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ "褐煙鉤尺蛾 Luxiaria amasa fasciosa Moore, 1888". 驚奇山行 [Surprise mountain line]. August 11, 2008. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. ↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Luxiaria amasa Butler". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved March 30, 2019.


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