Comostola meritaria Walker

Geometra meritaria Walker, 1861, List Specimens lepid. Insects Colln. Br. Mus., 22: 522

Image of [object Object] Walker ♂

Diagnosis

The size is intermediate between that of laesaria and orestias. The postmedials are more irregular in size as in laesaria, but the white component predominates, rather than the red.

Geographical range

Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi.

Habitat preference

The three specimens taken in recent surveys are from 300m, 500m and 900m in forest, the last being lower montane forest on limestone.

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Species (10)


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