Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861)

Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861)

Comostola chlorargyra is a 20 mm green Geometridae moth found across South and Southeast Asia and Australia, whose caterpillars feed on Cerbera species.

Family
Genus
Comostola
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Comostola chlorargyra (Walker, 1861)

Comostola chlorargyra is a species of moth in the family Geometridae, first described by Francis Walker in 1861. This species can be found in Sri Lanka, the Indian subregion, the Andaman Islands, Borneo, Java, the Philippines, Sulawesi, and Australia. It has a wingspan of approximately 20 millimeters. It is typically a green moth, with irregular white beaded wing margins that are outlined in brown. The known host plants for its caterpillars are species in the genus Cerbera, including Cerbera manghas.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Geometridae › Comostola

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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