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Argyrocosma inductaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Argyrocosma
Species:	A. inductaria
Binomial name
Argyrocosma inductaria (Guenée, 1857)
Synonyms
Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857 Phodoresima [sic] inductaria Guenée 1857 Eucrostis smaragdus Hampson, 1891 Probolosceles inductaria Guenée, 1898 Comibaena inductaria (Guenée, 1898)

Argyrocosma inductaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

The species' wingspan is about 1 cm. The ground color is greenish. Its caterpillar is a light, dull green color with dorsal and lateral dark suffusions. A subdorsal white line is present. Body rugose (wrinkled) with many small conical spines. Spiracles reddish brown. Host plants are Buchanania species. Pupation occurs in a cocoon made from detritus and flower parts.

References

1. "Species Details: Chlorochaeta inductaria Guenée, 1857". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 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. "Argyrocosma inductaria (Guenée, [1858]) 白斑綠尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (22 January 2010). "Comibaena inductaria (Guenée, 1898)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
5. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Argyrocosma inductaria Guenée comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
6. "Argyrocosma inductaria foodplants". Lepidoptera HOSTS. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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