Chiasmia streniata
Species of moth
Chiasmia streniata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Chiasmia |
Species: | C. streniata |
Binomial name | |
Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858) | |
Synonyms | |
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Chiasmia streniata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to Kenya and Sudan to South Africa.[1]
The wingspan is 28 mm.[2]
Subspecies
- Chiasmia streniata streniata (Guenée, 1858) - continental Africa
- Chiasmia streniata arata (Saalmüller, 1891) - from Madagascar
References
- Guenée 1857. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. - — 10:1–584.
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