Organopoda carnearia

Organopoda carnearia is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan,[1] Indonesia,[2] Sri Lanka[3] and Taiwan.[4]

Organopoda carnearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Organopoda
Species:
O. carnearia
Binomial name
Organopoda carnearia
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Anisodes carnearia Walker, 1861
  • Organopoda himalaica Prout, 1938

Description

The wingspan is about 27–36 mm. Pinkish-rufous moth with a fuscous tinge. Frons bright chestnut colored. Vertex of head and shaft of antennae whitish. Forewings with a fuscous fascia below costa. There are irregularly waved fuscous antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal lines, where the two latter bent inwards below vein 2. A dark discocellular speck present. Hindwings with fuscous edged white annulus at end of cell. An irregularly waved postmedial line present. Ventral side pinkish.[3]

References
  1. Japanese Moths
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Organopoda carnearia". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  4. "此為 Organopoda carnearia carnearia". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 4 October 2016.


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