Chlorodontopera chalybeata

Chlorodontopera chalybeata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1][2] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, Borneo, and Sumatra.[1]

Chlorodontopera chalybeata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chlorodontopera
Species:
C. chalybeata
Binomial name
Chlorodontopera chalybeata
(Moore, 1872)
Synonyms[1]
  • Odontopera chalybeata Moore, 1872

Description

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Palpi oblique, second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Wings with outer margin crenulate (scalloped). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with produced margin to points at vein 4 and usually at vein 6.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Savela, Markku. "Chlorodontopera Warren, 1893". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Chlorodontopera chalybeata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.