Eucrostes disparata

Eucrostes disparata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] Ethiopia, Taiwan,[3] Japan and Australia.

Eucrostes disparata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Eucrostes
Species:
E. disparata
Binomial name
Eucrostes disparata
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Iodis barnardae Lucas, 1891
  • Eucrostis [sic] disparata Walker, 1861
  • Geometra parvulata Walker, 1863
  • Eucrostis [sic] albicornaria Mabille, 1879
  • Eucrostis [sic] iocentra Meyrick, 1888
  • Iodis [sic] barnardae Lucas, 1891
  • Eucrostes rubridisca Warren, 1897
  • Eucrostes nanula Warren, 1897

The wingspan of the adult is 15 mm. The adult has greenish wings with a broad brown margin. There are two white submarginal lines. A distinct red dot is found in the middle of each hindwing and a faint red dot in each forewing.[4]

References
  1. "Species Details: Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  3. "Eucrostes disparata Walker, 1861 小紅點青尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 September 2018). "Eucrostes disparata (Walker, 1861)". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 8 October 2018.


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