Chiasmia goldiei

Chiasmia goldiei
Chiasmia goldiei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chiasmia
Species: C. goldiei
Binomial name
Chiasmia goldiei
(Druce, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bociraza goldiei Druce, 1882
  • Godonela goldiei
  • Automolodes imparifascia Prout, 1931

Chiasmia goldiei is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

The forewings are black, crossed in the middle by a wide orange band, the apex tipped with white. The hindwings are black, crossed from the costal margin to near the anal angle by a yellow band tapering almost to a point. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head, thorax and abdomen are black.[2]

Subspecies

  • Chiasmia goldiei goldiei
  • Chiasmia goldiei imperifascia (Prout, 1931)

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London
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