Chloroclystis leucopygata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sulawesi[2] as well as in India.
| Chloroclystis leucopygata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Chloroclystis |
| Species: | C. leucopygata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroclystis leucopygata | |
It has a wingspan of about 30 millimetres (1.2 in). The forewings are red-brown, suffused in parts with fuscous. The hindwings are similar to the forewings, but the submarginal line is whiter.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Chloroclystis leucopygata leucopygata (India)
- Chloroclystis leucopygata cata Prout, 1958 (Sulawesi)
References
edit- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis leucopygata Warren 1896". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Chloroclystis_auctorum leucopygata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Warren, W. (December 1896). "New Species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum". Novitates Zoologicae. 3 (4): 389 – via Google Books.
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External links
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