Perixera monetaria

Perixera monetaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka,^[1] Sundaland and Sulawesi.

Perixera monetaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Perixera
Species:	P. monetaria
Binomial name
Perixera monetaria (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
Anisodes monetaria Guenée, 1858 Anisodes areolaria Guenée, 1857 Anisodes argentispila Warren, 1893 Anisodes hyperythra Swinhoe, 1894 Perixera (?)pleniluna Warren, 1897

Its wings are uniformly brick red with a large white discal spot to the hindwing. The caterpillar is cylindrical and green with yellow posterior margins. Pupa are grass green with dorsal yellow patches on the abdomen. The caterpillars rest with an arched posture at the edge of young leaves. Host plants include Alseodaphne species.^[2]

Three subspecies are recognized.^[3]

• Perixera monetaria ceramis Meyrick, 1886
• Perixera monetaria homostola Meyrick, 1897
• Perixera monetaria inornata Warren, 1897