Dysphania palmyra, the long blue tiger moth[1] or blue day moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1790.[2] It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[3][4]
| Dysphania palmyra | |
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| Sri Lankan Blue Day Moth | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Dysphania |
| Species: | D. palmyra
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| Binomial name | |
| Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790
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The caterpillar is known to feed on Carallia brachiata and Camellia sinensis.[5] Colouration is very similar to Dysphania percota.
References edit
- ^ "Blue Tiger Moth". Krishna Mohan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Species Details: Dysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790". 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.
- ^ "Dysphania palmyra in Sri Lanka". Biodiversity of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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