Archichlora alophias

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Archichlora alophias
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Archichlora
Species:
A. alophias
Binomial name
Archichlora alophias
Herbulot, 1954

Archichlora alophias is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in central Madagascar, often near Antananarivo. [1]

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Description

The male of this species has a forewing length of 11.5-12.5 mm. Its antennae are bipectinated. The vertex, the first segment of the thorax and the upper side of the thorax are green; the underside of the other segments of the thorax are clear brown. The upper side of the forewings is green with 4 hyaline spots and a black spot; the borders are reddish. [2]

Subspecies

References

  1. "Afro Moths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. Herbulot, C. 1954a. Nouveaux Geometrinae de Madagascar et des Comores. - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 123:115–126