Orthorisma

Orthorisma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Orthorisma
Prout, 1912
Species: O. netunaria
Binomial name
Orthorisma netunaria
(Guenée, [1858])
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Orthocraspeda Prout, 1912

Species:

  • Hypochroma netunaria Guenée, [1858]
  • Terpna crassistriga Warren 1896
  • Actenochroma unicolor Warren 1899

Orthorisma is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Orthorisma netunaria, which is found in Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Sumatra).[1]

The wing pattern ranges from pale brown to olivegreen, with dark brown or black speckles and other markings.

References

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  1. ↑ Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera

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