Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Geometridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Glaucoclystis | |
Glaucoclystis polyclealis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Sri Lanka and on Borneo, Java and Bali.
Description
Wingspan is about 22mm. Hind tibia with a very a very minute medial spur pairs. Body fuscous brown with a slight purplish tinge. Palpi and frons jet-black. Fore wings with broad medial area defined by waved black lines, edged with grey, the outer line produced to an angle at vein 4. There is an indistinct curved submarginal line. Hind wings with traces of sub-basal and medial lines. A postmedial waved line excurved from vein 2 and 4, and with whitish patches on its outer edge below veins 6 and 2. A waved white submarginal line with whitish patch on it at middle.
References
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