Chlorodontopera chalybeata explained

Chlorodontopera chalybeata is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, Myanmar, northern Vietnam, Borneo, and Sumatra.

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]

Notes and References

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