Chorodna strixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Vietnam, Sulawesi, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chorodna |
| Species: | C. strixaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1858)
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Its wingspan is about 14 mm. There is a broad, pale costal zone to the forewing. The male has no forewing fovea. Antennae long and narrowly bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Abdomen has a setal comb.[3] Body and wings of adult greyish-brown with wavy lines. Two dark spots found in the middle of the hindwings.[4] Camellia sinensis is one of the major host plants of the caterpillar.[5]
Two subspecies are recognized.
- Chorodna strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934 - Sri Lanka, India[6]
- Chorodna strixaria telepompa Prout, 1934 - Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Medasina strixaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Chorodna Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (3 October 2010). "Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Medasina strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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