Chlorodontopera
Chlorodontopera is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Warren in 1893. Its only species, Chlorodontopera chalybeata, described by Frederic Moore in 1872, is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, northern Vietnam, Myanmar, Borneo and Sumatra.
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| Genus: | Chlorodontopera Warren, 1893 |
| Species: | C. chalybeata |
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| Chlorodontopera chalybeata (Moore, 1872) | |
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Description
Palpi oblique, second joint thickly scaled and reaching beyond the frons. Abdomen with dorsal tufts. Wings with outer margin crenulate (scalloped). Forewings with veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked. Vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 12, and then with vein 10. Hindwings with produced margin to points at vein 4 and usually at vein 6.[1]
References
- Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Savela, Markku (ed.). "Chlorodontopera Warren, 1893". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
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