Chloroclystis variospila

Chloroclystis variospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species: C. variospila
Binomial name
Chloroclystis variospila
(Warren, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Rhinoprora variospila Warren, 1895
  • Pasiphila variospila

Chloroclystis variospila is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Warren in 1895. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in). The forewings are greenish or greyish green with fuscous cross lines, mixed with red scales. The hindwings are pale grey, becoming greenish towards the hindmargin, with three or four indistinct darker curved fasciae.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum variospila". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  3. "New species and genera of Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 2: 82–159. 1895.


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