Chiasmia simplicilinea

Chiasmia simplicilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Ivory Coast & Madagascar.[2]

Chiasmia simplicilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chiasmia
Species:
C. simplicilinea
Binomial name
Chiasmia simplicilinea
(Warren, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Acadra simplicilinea Warren, 1905[1]
  • Macaria trigonata Pagenstecher, 1907
  • Semiothisa pagenstecheri Herbulot, 1978

Known foodplants of the larvae of this species are Mimosoideae, Acacia dealbata and Acacia mearnsii.[3]

Subspecies
  • Chiasmia simplicilinea simplicilinea (Warren, 1905)
  • Chiasmia simplicilinea pagenstecheri (Herbulot, 1978)

References
  1. afromoths
  2. "Africanmoths: pictures & distribution map". Archived from the original on 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  3. Flora of Zambia


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