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Chrysocraspeda angulosa

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Chrysocraspeda angulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chrysocraspeda
Species:
C. angulosa
Binomial name
Chrysocraspeda angulosa
Herbulot, 1970
Synonyms

Ptochophyle angulosa, Herbulot, 1970

Chrysocraspeda angulosa is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1970. It is found in northern Madagascar.

The head is reddish brown with white antennas, the upperside of the thorax is reddish brown mixed with grey, the underside and the legs are clear yellow. The length of its forewings is 13.5 mm.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Herbulot, C. (1970). "Lepidoptera Geometridae Du Tsaratanana [Madagascar Nord]" (PDF). Mémoires ORSTOM (in French). 37: 157–168.