Chloroclystis leucopygata

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

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

The wingspan is 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
  • Chloroclystis leucopygata leucopygata (India)
  • Chloroclystis leucopygata cata Prout, 1958 (Sulawesi)

References
  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.


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