Chiasmia simplicilinea

Chiasmia simplicilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chiasmia
Species: C. simplicilinea
Binomial name
Chiasmia simplicilinea
(Warren, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Acadra simplicilinea Warren, 1905[1]
  • Macaria trigonata Pagenstecher, 1907
  • Semiothisa pagenstecheri Herbulot, 1978

Chiasmia simplicilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa from Ethiopia to South Africa and in Ivory Coast & Madagascar.[2]

Known foodplants of the larvae of this species are Mimosoideae, Acacia dealbata and Acacia mearnsii.[3]

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References

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