Chlorodontopera chalybeata

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Chlorodontopera chalybeata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlorodontopera
Species:
C. chalybeata
Binomial name
Chlorodontopera chalybeata
(Moore, 1872)
Synonyms [1]
  • Odontopera chalybeataMoore, 1872

Chlorodontopera chalybeata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. [1] [2] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, Borneo, and Sumatra. [1]

Description

Palpi oblique, second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Wings with outer margin crenulate (scalloped). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with produced margin to points at vein 4 and usually at vein 6. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Chlorodontopera Warren, 1893". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chlorodontopera chalybeata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis via Biodiversity Heritage Library.