Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Sterrhinae | |
Chrysocraspeda aurantibasis is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Madagascar.
The male of this moth has a reddish head and the antennae are bipectinated over 2/3 of their length. The upperside of its body is acajou-brown, underside and legs are yellowish. The first two pairs of the legs have a reddish front side. The upper side of the forewings are acajou-brown with a large red-orange spot at its base and two sinuated lines of the same colour. The underside is pale pinkish. The hindwings have a similar coloration but their underside is whitish.
The length of the forewings is 9mm.
The holotype had been collected at the route d'Anosibe, Ampitameloka, altitude 840 m.
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