Arichanna sinica

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Arichanna sinica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Arichanna
Species:
A. sinica
Binomial name
Arichanna sinica
Wehrli, 1933
Synonyms
  • Epicterodes sinicaWehrli, 1933
  • Arichanna himalayensisInoue, 1970
  • Arichanna refracta

Arichanna sinica is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Taiwan, [1] Bhutan [2] and China.

The wingspan is 44–56 mm. [3]

Subspecies

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