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Callhistia grandis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Callhistia

Callhistia grandis

Callhistia grandis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea.

The forewings are black, the base shot with Prussian blue, crossed in the middle by a wide scarlet band. The hindwings have a central yellow band extending from the costal to the inner margin. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head and thorax are black and the abdomen is yellow with black bands.

Subspecies

  • Callhistia grandis grandis
  • Callhistia grandis kaporana (Rothschild, 1898)
  • Callhistia grandis latiplaga (Prout, 1918)
  • References

    Callhistia grandis Wikipedia