Synchlora herbaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, Antigua, Dominica and the Virgin Islands.[2]

Synchlora herbaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Synchlora
Species:
S. herbaria
Binomial name
Synchlora herbaria
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phalaena herbaria Fabricius, 1794
  • Racheospila bonhotei Prout, 1912
  • Lissochlora intacta Warren, 1905
  • Racheospila sanctaecrucis Prout, 1932
  • Synchlora hulstiana Dyar, 1901
  • Geometra attendaria Moschler, 1890
  • Geometra congruata Walker, 1861
  • Geometra croceofimbriata Herrich-Schäffer, 1870
  • Jodis indeclararia Walker, 1861
  • Racheospila sitellaria Guenée, 1858

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[3]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lantana camara.

Subspecies

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  • Synchlora herbaria herbaria (Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto-Rico)
  • Synchlora herbaria bonhotei (Prout, 1912) (Bahamas)
  • Synchlora herbaria dorsuaria Prout, 1912 (Antigua)
  • Synchlora herbaria intacta (Warren, 1905) (Dominica)
  • Synchlora herbaria sanctaecrucis (Prout, 1932) (Virgin Islands)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius 1794)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "Synchlora herbaria (Fabricius, 1794)". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. ^ "910643.00 – 7061 – Synchlora herbaria – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 16, 2019.