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Cyclophora obstataria

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Geometridae

Scientific name
  
Anisodes obstataria

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cyclophora

Rank
  
Species

Cyclophora obstataria

Cyclophora obstataria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is known from Indian subregion, Sri Lanka and China to Sundaland, New Guinea and Queensland in Australia.

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Description

Wingspan is about 26-30mm. Hind tibia of male with inner medial spur absent. Mid tibia of male not hairy. Fore wings with veins 5,6,7 not distorted. Fore wings of male with non-distorted inner area. Pale pinkish rufous colored moth. Frons pale with pink above it. Each wing with traces of antemedial specks series. Discocellular speck present. Faint traces of waved postmedial line and submarginal specks series present. Ventral side pale.

Subspecies

  • Cyclophora obstataria obstataria
  • Cyclophora obstataria tenuis (Warren, 1907)
  • Cyclophora obstataria cryptorhodata (Walker, 1863)
  • References

    Cyclophora obstataria Wikipedia