Perixera monetaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Perixera
Species:
P. monetaria
Binomial name
Perixera monetaria
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Anisodes monetaria Guenée, 1858
  • Anisodes areolaria Guenée, 1857
  • Anisodes argentispila Warren, 1893
  • Anisodes hyperythra Swinhoe, 1894
  • Perixera (?)pleniluna Warren, 1897

Perixera monetaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,[1] Sundaland and Sulawesi.

Its wings are uniformly brick red with a large white discal spot to the hindwing. The caterpillar is cylindrical and green with yellow posterior margins. Pupa are grass green with dorsal yellow patches on the abdomen. The caterpillars rest with an arched posture at the edge of young leaves. Host plants include Alseodaphne species.[2]

Three subspecies are recognized.[3]

  • Perixera monetaria ceramis Meyrick, 1886
  • Perixera monetaria homostola Meyrick, 1897
  • Perixera monetaria inornata Warren, 1897

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Perixera monetaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Species Details: Anisodes monetaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.


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