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Dilophodes elegans
Dilophodes
elegans
is a
moth
in the family
Geometridae
first described
by
Arthur Gardiner Butler
in
1878
. It is found in
Japan
,
China
,
Taiwan
, north-eastern
Himalaya
,
Burma
and
Borneo
.
The
wingspan
39–43
mm
. There are five
overlapping generations
per
year in
Nanning, China
.
The larvae
defoliate
Illicium
verum
. The
species
overwinters
in the
larval
or
pupal
stage
in the
leaves
,
litter
or the epipedon.
Subspecies
Dilophodes elegans elegans
Dilophodes elegans auribasis
Prout
,
1926
Dilophodes elegans khasiana
Swinhoe
,
1892
Dilophodes elegans
sinica
Wehrli
,
1939