Chiasmia simplicilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Ivory Coast & Madagascar.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chiasmia |
| Species: | C. simplicilinea
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| Chiasmia simplicilinea (Warren, 1905)
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Known foodplants of the larvae of this species are Mimosoideae, Acacia dealbata and Acacia mearnsii.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Chiasmia simplicilinea simplicilinea (Warren, 1905)
- Chiasmia simplicilinea pagenstecheri (Herbulot, 1978)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Chiasmia simplicilinea.
- ^ afromoths
- ^ "Africanmoths: pictures & distribution map". Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ^ Flora of Zambia