Chiasmia normata

Chiasmia normata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1861. It is found throughout of subtropical Africa and Asia, from India, Japan, Taiwan,[2] Sri Lanka.[3] to the Philippines and in Australia.[4]

Chiasmia normata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Chiasmia
Species:
C. normata
Binomial name
Chiasmia normata
(Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Tephrina normata Walker, 1861
  • Tephrina minoa Strand, 1915
  • Tephrina desiccata Walker, 1866
  • Aspilates exfusaria Walker, 1863
  • Epione malefidaria Mabille, 1880
  • Tephrinopsis congener Warren, 1897
  • Discalma normata Walker, 1861[1]
  • Semiothisa normata Walker, 1861

Its host plant is Elaeagnus umbellata.[5]

References
  1. "Species Details: Discalma normata Walker, 1861". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. "Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chiasmia normata (Walker, 1861)". Afromoths. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.


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