Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eriopithex | |
Eriopithex recensitaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka, Taiwan, on Borneo and in Queensland.
Description
The wingspan is about 10-16 mm. Palpi with the second joint reaching slightly beyond the frons. Hind wings with vein 3 from angle of cell or shortly stalked at vein 4. Male lack secondary sexual characters on the wings. Body rufous, with rufous suffusion. Fore wings with traces of numerous waved lines. An oblique antemedial line angled in the cell and a postmedial line with blackish suffusion inside it, angled on veins 6 and 4, then oblique. A submarginal waved greyish line found with black marks on it at costa, and on each side of vein 6. Hind wings with round outer margin. Traces of waved lines can be seen. There is a postmedial line angled on vein 4 and a waved greyish submarginal line. Ventral side with curved postmedial and submarginal lines. Hind wings of male on ventrally clothed entirely with rough grey and black scales.