Ardonis chlorophilata

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Ardonis chlorophilata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ardonis
Species:
A. chlorophilata
Binomial name
Ardonis chlorophilata
(Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia chlorophilataWalker, 1863

Ardonis chlorophilata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1863. [1] It is found in Bhutan and India.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings have some dark rufous at the base of the costa, as well as triangular medial and smaller postmedial patches and a quadrate apical patch. The costal half of the hindwings is white, with a black mark. The inner area is green, with a dark base and three indistinct waved lines. [2]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Ardonis chlorophilata (Walker 1863)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Walker, Francis (1862). List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Vol. 26. p. 1768 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .