''Comostola subtiliaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by

Otto Vasilievich Bremer Otto Vasilievich Bremer (died 11 November 1873) was a Russian naturalist and entomologist. He wrote: *''Beiträge zur Schmetterlings-fauna des Nödrlichen China's'' (1853) with Vasilii Fomich Grey (William Grey). *"Neue Lepidopteren aus Ost-Sibir ...

in 1864. It is a widespread species which is found in Korea and adjacent parts of Siberia,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Borneo,

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, India (north-east Himalaya),

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, Taiwan, Borneo,

, and

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The moth is generally green with a discal spot in its hindwing which is more regular and square than other species. The caterpillar is known to feed on '' Malus'', '' Eurya'' and ''

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'' species.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized. *''Comostola subtiliaria demeritaria'' Prout, 1917 - Taiwan *''Comostola subtiliaria insulata'' Inoue, 1963 - Japan *''Comostola subtiliaria kawazoei'' Inoue, 1963 *''Comostola subtiliaria nympha'' Butler, 1881

Gallery

A34-20130506-037 (9297652584).jpg, Subspecies ''demeritaria'' A66-20171124-031 (38932443894).jpg, Subspecies ''demeritaria''

References

Moths of Asia Moths described in 1864 {{Geometrinae-stub