Carbia pulchrilinea

Carbia pulchrilinea is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Indian subregion, Sri Lanka and New Guinea, as well as on Borneo, the Mentawai Islands and the Bismarck Archipelago.[2] The species is found from lowlands to the upper montane forest zone.[3]

Carbia pulchrilinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Carbia
Species:
C. pulchrilinea
Binomial name
Carbia pulchrilinea
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia pulchrilinea Walker, 1866
  • Leiocera axis Hampson, 1893
  • Pomasia moniliata Warren, 1893

Description

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Body fawn colored. Forewings with double sub-basal, antemedial, and postmedial waved white lines arising from ochreous specks found on the costa. There is a submarginal crenulate white line with four black lunules found on it below apex and a black streak crossing it above inner margin. Hindwings with antemedial and medial waved white lines. Three submarginal lines found with some black specks on them.[4]

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Carbia pulchrilinea (Walker 1866)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  2. "Carbia pulchrilinea Walker comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  3. "Carbia pulchrilinea Walker". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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