Pelagodes antiquadraria, an Emerald Moth, 樟翠尺蛾 (Moths in Hong Kong

Pelagodes antiquadraria, an Emerald Moth, 樟翠尺蛾

Pelagodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976)

Key Identification points . . . ³

Forewing with discrete, straight or slightly concave medial fascia;

Forewing costa (leading edge) pale orange-brown when freshly emerged;

No black dots on the wing margins;

Wings covered with fine white striae (fleck marks) aligned from costa to dorsum (front edge to trailing edge of the wings);

When freshly emerged, the ground colour is a rather dark jade green.

Phenology ³

Adults recorded throughout the year, with peaks in April and September-October (as per figure 2, above).

Ecology ³

Found from sea level to 750m elevation in non urban habitats;

Larval hosts for the genus are listed by Holloway (Moths of Borneo).

Distribution in Hong Kong ³

Widespread: recorded throughout the New Territories and on the larger islands.

Systematics ³

Current binomial:Pelagodes antiquadraria (Inoue, 1976)
Family: Geometridae (Looper Moths)
Subfamily: Geometrinae (Emerald Moths)
Tribe: Geometrini (Emerald Moths)
Original genus: Thalassodes
Current genus: Pelagodes
Species: antiquadraria, described by: Inoue, 1976 Tinea 10 (2): 9, figs 4–6.

Similar species in Hong Kong ³

Pelagodes subquadraria
Thalassodes immissaria
Thalassodes maipoensis
Orothalassodes hypocrites
[to expand upon]

Further resources on this difficult group:
Thalassodes and related taxa of emerald moths in China

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