Gymnoscelis admixtaria

Gymnoscelis admixtaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Gymnoscelis
Species: G. admixtaria
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis admixtaria
(Walker, 1862)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia admixtaria Walker, 1862
  • Chloroclystis admixtaria

Gymnoscelis admixtaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India and Japan.[3]

Description

The wingspan is about 16 millimetres (0.63 in) in the male and 20 millimetres (0.79 in) in the female. Palpi with second joint reaching slightly beyond the frons. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell or shortly stalked with vein 4. Males lack secondary sexual characteristics on the wings. Adults are rufous with a slight olive tinge. The forewings have indistinct waved lines on the basal area and some black on the base of the costa. The hindwings have a diffused black subbasal line and traces of a medial line. A postmedial line sharply angled at vein 4, and with diffused black and rufous inside it. The outer area with a more distinct olive tinge and a pale waved submarginal line.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki (1997–2012). "Gymnoscelis admixtaria (Walker 1862)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gymnoscelis admixtaria Walker comb. n." The Moths of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Japanese Moths
  4. ↑ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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