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Orthonama quadrisecta

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Orthonama quadrisecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Orthonama
Species:
O. quadrisecta
Binomial name
Orthonama quadrisecta
Herbulot, 1954

Orthonama quadrisecta is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1954. It is found on Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros.[1]

Its wingspan is around 18–21 mm.

The larvae feed on Polygonaceae (Rumex crispus)[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954". Afromoths. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Martiré & Rochat (2008). Les papillons de La Réunion. p.340. ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3
  • Herbulot, C. (1954). "Nouveaux Geometridae malgaches". Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar (E)5: 81–123. pls. 4–5.
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