Dysphania Discalis
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Dysphania (moth)
''Dysphania'' is a genus of colourful moths in the family Geometridae and typical of the tribe (biology), tribe Dysphaniini; they are sometimes called 'false tiger moths' and are found in northeast Australia, Melanesia, and South Asia, south, East Asia, east and southeast Asia. Description Most ''Dysphania'' are day flying, but there are also Nocturnality, nocturnal species. With a typical wingspan of , they are relatively large compared to many other members of this family. Species Species include (incomplete list): * ''Dysphania ares'' (Weymer, 1885) * ''Dysphania bivexillata'' Prout, 1912 * ''Dysphania cuprina'' Felder 1874 * ''Dysphania cyane'' (Cramer, [1780]) * ''Dysphania discalis'' (Walker, 1854) * ''Dysphania electra'' Weymer, 1885 * ''Dysphania flavidiscalis'' Warren, 1895 * ''Dysphania glaucescens'' (Walker, 1861) * ''Dysphania malayanus'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) - Thailand, western Malesia to Palawan * ''Dysphania militaris'' (Linnaeus, 1758) - India, southern C ...
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