Eustroma melancholicum

Eustroma melancholicum is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found in Asia, including Taiwan, Japan and the Russian Far East.

Eustroma melancholicum
Eustroma melancholicum interruptum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Eustroma
Species:
E. melancholicum
Binomial name
Eustroma melancholicum
(Butler, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cidaria melancholica Butler, 1878
  • Eustroma brunnearia Leech, 1897
  • Cidaria interrupta Wileman, 1911
  • Eustroma pilosa Thierry-Mieg, 1910
  • Cidaria venulata Oberthur, 1880
  • Cidaria chlorovenosata Christoph, 1881
  • Eustroma dureri Bryk, 1949

The wingspan is 36–43 millimetres (1.4–1.7 in).[2]

Subspecies
  • Eustroma melancholicum melancholicum
  • Eustroma melancholicum brunnearium Leech, 1897
  • Eustroma melancholicum interruptum (Wileman, 1911)
  • Eustroma melancholicum venulatum (Oberthür, 1880)
  • Eustroma melancholicum venipictum Warren, 1893

References
  1. TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. gaga.biodiv.tw


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