Idiodes albistriga
| Idiodes albistriga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Idiodes |
| Species: | I. albistriga |
| Binomial name | |
| Idiodes albistriga (Warren, 1899) | |
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Idiodes albistriga is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Madagascar.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 35 millimetres (1.4 in). The forewings of this species are dull coppery red, thickly covered with dark flecks, the veins towards hindmargin are clearer red; costa with some bright pale dots. The hindwings are paler, more pinkish, except towards hindmargin, with a cloudy cellspot, a faintly curved postmedian and a more strongly submarginal line. The underside is duller red, without the coppery tinge.
The head and thorax are coppery red, the abdomen reddish grey.
The holotype was collected North-East of Fianarantsoa in the Forrest of Ivohimanitra (North of Ambohimanga Sud).[2]
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