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Chiasmia separata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Chiasmia

Chiasmia separata

Chiasmia separata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Saint Helena and has also been recorded from South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.

The forewings have a length of 13–17 mm, they are black, although the costal half is chrome-yellow, extending to the anal angle. The hindwings are black. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head and front of the thorax are yellow and the back of the thorax and abdomen are black.

Subspecies

  • Chiasmia separata separata (Saint Helena, Africa)
  • Chiasmia separata conjugata (Herbulot, 1966) (Madagascar)
  • References

    Chiasmia separata Wikipedia