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Spaniocentra pannosa is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1887.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

The adult is greenish with some brown patches at the margin towards the hindwings. The caterpillar is greenish, twig like and slender with a conical protuberance. Spiracles are black.[3] The caterpillar feeds on Loranthus species.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Species Details: Spaniocentra pannosa Moore, 1887". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer & Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Spaniocentra Prout". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Spaniocentra pannosa Moore2". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 15 October 2018.


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