Gymnoscelis admixtaria explained

Gymnoscelis admixtaria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862. It is found in Sri Lanka,[1] India and Japan.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about in the male and in the female. Palpi with second joint reaching slightly beyond the frons. Hindwings with vein 3 from angle of cell or shortly stalked with vein 4. Males lack secondary sexual characteristics on the wings. Adults are rufous with a slight olive tinge. The forewings have indistinct waved lines on the basal area and some black on the base of the costa. The hindwings have a diffused black subbasal line and traces of a medial line. A postmedial line sharply angled at vein 4, and with diffused black and rufous inside it. The outer area with a more distinct olive tinge and a pale waved submarginal line.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Gymnoscelis admixtaria Walker comb. n.. The Moths of Borneo . 29 September 2016.
  2. http://www.jpmoth.org/Geometridae/Larentiinae/Gymnoscelis_admixtaria.html Japanese Moths
  3. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1895 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.