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Collix ghosha
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Collix
Species:	C. ghosha
Binomial name
Collix ghosha Walker, 1862
Synonyms
Collix dichobathra Prout, 1931 Collix mayri Prout, 1958 Collix puncticulata Prout, 1958 Collix sticticata Warren, 1902 Collix subligata Warren, 1896

Collix ghosha is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in the Indo-Australian tropics, from the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka to Queensland, Japan and New Caledonia.

Description

The wingspan of the male is about 28 mm and the female about 28–30 millimetres (1.1–1.2 in). Palpi with the second joint reaching far beyond the frontal tuft. Mid tibia of the male very much dilated and with a deep groove. Ground color of the body greyish brown. The waved lines are more prominent. A postmedial series of pale specks are more or less developed, and the submarginal series obsolescent. Ventral side whitish. Discocellular spots larger. The postmedial band replaced by a streak series, which at middle almost join the submarginal spots, which form an almost complete band except between veins 3 and 4.

References

1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Collix ghosha Walker 1862". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
2. The Moths of Borneo
3. "オオサビイロナミシャク Collix ghosha ghosha Walker, 1862". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (26 October 2009). "Collix ghosha Walker, 1862". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
5. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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