Symmacra is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1896. Its only species, Symmacra solidaria, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in Indo-Australian tropics of India, Sri Lanka,[2] Borneo east to Fiji, Samoa and Australia.

Symmacra
Symmacra solidaria ochrea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Symmacra
Warren, 1896
Species:
S. solidaria
Binomial name
Symmacra solidaria
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Nemoria solidaria Guenée, 1857
  • Acidalia quadraequata Walker, 1861
  • Thalassodes validaria Walker, 1866
  • Jodis thalassica Moore, 1887
  • Sterrha (?) baptata Warren, 1897
  • Mnesithetis ochrea Warren, 1897
  • Geometra rufifrontaria Hampson, 1907

Its wingspan is about 2 cm.[3] The adult has dull olive-green wings with faint transverse fasciations. In the hindwing, a discal mark consists or a centrally broken fine white bar.[4]

Four subspecies are recognized:[5]

  • Symmacra solidaria baptata Warren, 1897
  • Symmacra solidaria ochrea Warren, 1897
  • Symmacra solidaria sinensis Prout, 1935
  • Symmacra solidaria validaria Walker, 1866

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Symmacra Warren, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (20 July 2010). "Symmacra solidaria (Guenée, 1857)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Symmacra solidaria Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Species Details: Symmacra solidaria Guenée, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.