Chiasmia normata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa and Asia, from India, Japan, Taiwan,[2] Sri Lanka.[3] to the Philippines and in Australia.[4]

Chiasmia normata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chiasmia
Species:
C. normata
Binomial name
Chiasmia normata
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Tephrina normata Walker, 1861
  • Tephrina minoa Strand, 1915
  • Tephrina desiccata Walker, 1866
  • Aspilates exfusaria Walker, 1863
  • Epione malefidaria Mabille, 1880
  • Tephrinopsis congener Warren, 1897
  • Discalma normata Walker, 1861[1]
  • Semiothisa normata Walker, 1861

Its host plant is Elaeagnus umbellata.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Discalma normata Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861)". Afromoths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ^ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw. Retrieved 28 March 2018.