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Chloroclystis leucopygata

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Chloroclystis leucopygata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chloroclystis
Species:
C. leucopygata
Binomial name
Chloroclystis leucopygata
Warren, 1896[1]

Chloroclystis leucopygata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sulawesi[2] as well as in India.

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

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  • Chloroclystis leucopygata leucopygata (India)
  • Chloroclystis leucopygata cata Prout, 1958 (Sulawesi)

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Chloroclystis leucopygata Warren 1896". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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