Syncosmia trichophora explained

Syncosmia trichophora is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India and Nepal.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale green, suffused with pale rufous. The forewings have indistinct blackish basal and antemedial bands with waved edges. The hindwings are whitish with ochreous tufts.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yu . Dicky Sick Ki . Syncosmia Warren 1897 . Home of Ichneumonoidea . Taxapad . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814020224/http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82847694 . August 14, 2017.
  2. Mironov, V. G. & Galsworthy, A. C. (2010). "Further notes on Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Nepal and the Indian subcontinent". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 61 (2): 137-172.
  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 . 393 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.