Prochasma

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Prochasma
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Prochasma dentilinea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Prochasma
Warren, 1897 [1]

Prochasma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1897. [1] [2] [3] It occurs in South, East, and Southeast Asia , including Maritime Southeast Asia. [2]

Prochasma are small moths with wingspans of 18–25 mm. Males (forewing length: 10–15 mm) are slightly smaller than females (forewing length: 11–16 mm). [2]

Species

There are eight recognized species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys & Sihvonen, Pasi (6 June 2024). "Prochasma Warren, 1897". Online Taxonomic Facility of Geometridae 1.1.24.158. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Liu, Bo & Stüning, Dieter (January 31, 2024). "Review of the genus Prochasma Warren (Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini), with description of a new species from Hainan, South China". ZooKeys (1190): 303–317. Bibcode:2024ZooK.1190..303L. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1190.112468 . PMC   10851164 . PMID   38333669.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Prochasma Warren, 1897". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 30 March 2025.