Dysphania (moth)
Dysphania is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae and typical of the tribe Dysphaniini; they are sometimes called 'false tiger moths' and are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and south, east and southeast Asia.
Description
Most Dysphania are day flying, but there are also nocturnal species. With a typical wingspan of, they are relatively large compared to many other members of this family.Species
Species include :Dysphania ares Dysphania bivexillata Prout, 1912Dysphania cuprina Felder 1874Dysphania cyane Dysphania discalis Dysphania electra Weymer, 1885Dysphania flavidiscalis Warren, 1895Dysphania glaucescens Dysphania malayanus - Thailand, western Malesia to PalawanDysphania militaris - India, southern China, Indochina, MalesiaDysphania numana - type species as Phalaena numana - northern Australia, Kiriwina islandDysphania palmyra Stoll, 1790 - Sri LankaDysphania percota - western IndiaDysphania poeyii Dysphania prunicolor Moore, 1879 - India and Sri LankaDysphania sagana - Indochina, SumatraDysphania snelleni Dysphania subrepleta - Indochina, western Malesia including Borneo- ''Dysphania transducta''