Omiza lycoraria

Omiza lycoraria
Male from Borneo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Hypochrosini
Genus: Omiza
Species: O. lycoraria
Binomial name
Omiza lycoraria
(Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
  • Hypochrosis lycoraria Guenée, 1857
  • Hypochrosis jasminaria Guenée, 1857
  • Decetia hypopyrata Snellen, 1895
  • Hypochrosis languidata Swinhoe, 1902

Omiza lycoraria is a geometer moth in the Ennominae subfamily. The It is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo and Sumatra. The species is the most common in lowland forests but may be found in lower and upper montane forests up to about 1800m.

Omiza lycoraria, female of typical brown form
Omiza lycoraria, female of green form
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