Garaeus apicata

{{Short description|Species of moth}}

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| image = Garaeus apicata formosanus.jpg

| image_caption = Garaeus apicata formosanus

| taxon = Garaeus apicata

| authority = (Moore, 1868)[http://taibnet.sinica.edu.tw/chi/taibnet_species_detail.php?name_code=414090 TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan]

| synonyms =

  • Auzea apicata Moore, 1868
  • Garaeus violaria Prout 1922
  • Agaraeus apicatus formosanus

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Garaeus apicata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalaya, Burma, Sumatra, Borneo and Taiwan.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Gmelina arborea. They are brown.{{Cite web |url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/hypochrosini/hypochrosini_11_2.php |title=The Moths of Borneo |access-date=2011-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214005032/http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-11/Hypochrosini/hypochrosini_11_2.php |archive-date=2005-02-14 |url-status=dead }}

Subspecies

  • Garaeus apicata apicata
  • Garaeus apicata formosanus Bastelberger, 1911 (Taiwan)

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