Chrysocraspeda aurantibasis
| Chrysocraspeda aurantibasis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Sterrhinae |
| Genus: | Chrysocraspeda |
| Species: | C. aurantibasis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysocraspeda aurantibasis (Herbulot, 1970)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[2]
The holotype had been collected at the route d'Anosibe, Ampitameloka, altitude 840 m.
References
- ↑ afromoths.net
- ↑ C.Herbulot, 1970 Mémoires ORSTORM No. 37, Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tsaratanana - Mission dans le Massif du Tsaratanana, page 161, pl. 13, Fig.4
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