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Noreia ajaia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Its geographical range includes areas from the Oriental regions of India and Sri Lanka to Singapore and Sundaland.

The adult has brownish-grey wings. In the hindwings, the postmedial is distinctly rounded. The caterpillar greenish with a long, thin, cylindrical body. It rests at 45 degrees with a stick-like posture. Host plants include Mimusops species.

References

1. "Species Details: Panulia ajaia Walker, 1859". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 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. "Noreia ajaia (Walker, 1859) in Singapore". The Biodiversity of Singapore. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
4. "Noreia ajaia Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 17 March 2018.

External links

• Assemblage of Macromoth (Lepidoptera: Heterocera) in Arboretum UNIMAS

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