Chiasmia separata
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chiasmia |
| Species: | C. separata |
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| Chiasmia separata (Druce, 1882) | |
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Chiasmia separata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Saint Helena[1] and has also been recorded from South Africa,[2] Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]
The forewings have a length of 13–17 mm, they are black, although the costal half is chrome-yellow, extending to the anal angle. The hindwings are black. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head and front of the thorax are yellow and the back of the thorax and abdomen are black.[4]
Subspecies
- Chiasmia separata separata (Saint Helena, Africa)
- Chiasmia separata conjugata (Herbulot, 1966) (Madagascar)
References
- ↑ Afro moths
- ↑ Chiasmia separata - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- ↑ Krüger, 2001, A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, Bulletin of The Natural History Museum Entomology Series 70: 1-502
- ↑ Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London
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