Zamarada eucharis
| Zamarada eucharis | |
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| Illustration by Dru Drury | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Cassymini |
| Genus: | Zamarada |
| Species: | Z. eucharis |
| Binomial name | |
| Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782) | |
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Zamarada eucharis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782, from Brazil.
Description
Upper Side. Antennae setaceous. Thorax and abdomen brown. Anterior wings greyish yellow, with a single spot placed near the middle, almost close to the anterior edge. Posterior wings of the same colour as the anterior, and like them surrounded with a deep black border.
Under Side. Tongue spiral. Legs, breast, and abdomen grey. Wings coloured as on the upper side, the borders being fainter. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 1½ inches (38 mm).[2]
References
- ↑ J. Ollerenshaw (2011). "eucharis Drury 1782". LepIndex. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology 3. p. 32. pl. XXII.
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