Orthorisma

Orthorisma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1912. It consists of only one species, Orthorisma netunaria, first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) and Indonesia (Kalimantan, Natuna Islands, Sumatra).[1]

Orthorisma netunaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini
Genus: Orthorisma
Prout, 1912
Species:
O. netunaria
Binomial name
Orthorisma netunaria
(Guenée, [1858])
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Orthocraspeda Prout, 1912

Species:

  • Hypochroma netunaria Guenée, [1858]
  • Terpna crassistriga Warren 1896
  • Actenochroma unicolor Warren 1899

The wing pattern ranges from pale brown to olive green, with dark brown or black speckles and other markings.

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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