Chiasmia separata

Chiasmia separata
Chiasmia separata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chiasmia
Species: C. separata
Binomial name
Chiasmia separata
(Druce, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Bociraza separata Druce, 1882
  • Automolodes separata
  • Semiothisa conjugata Herbulot, 1966

Chiasmia separata is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found on Saint Helena[1] and has also been recorded from South Africa.[2]

The forewings are black, although the costal half is chrome-yellow, extending to the anal angle. The hindwings are black. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head and front of the thorax are yellow and the back of the thorax and abdomen are black.[3]

Subspecies

  • Chiasmia separata separata (Saint Helena)
  • Chiasmia separata conjugata (Herbulot, 1966)

References

  1. ^ Afro moths
  2. ^ Chiasmia separata - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  3. ^ Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London
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