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Chiasmia streniata

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Species of moth

Chiasmia streniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chiasmia
Species: C. streniata
Binomial name
Chiasmia streniata
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Macaria albogrisearia Mabille, 1900
  • Macaria amandata Walker, 1861
  • Macaria arata Saalmüller, 1891
  • Gonodela flavipicta Bastelberger, 1907
  • Gonodela lunivallata Warren, 1905
  • Macaria streniata Guenée, 1858

Chiasmia streniata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to Kenya and Sudan to South Africa.

The wingspan is 28 mm.

Subspecies

  • Chiasmia streniata streniata (Guenée, 1858) - continental Africa
  • Chiasmia streniata arata (Saalmüller, 1891) - from Madagascar

References

  • Guenée 1857. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. - — 10:1–584.
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. Bastelberger (1907). "Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 135–136 (in German)
Taxon identifiers
Chiasmia streniata


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