Chiasmia separata

Chiasmia separata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found on Saint Helena[1] and has also been recorded from South Africa,[2] Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.[3]

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

The forewings have a length of 13–17 mm, they 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.[4]

Subspecies
  • Chiasmia separata separata (Saint Helena, Africa)
  • Chiasmia separata conjugata (Herbulot, 1966) (Madagascar)
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References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. "unknown". Afromoths.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Chiasmia separata". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. Krüger, 2001, "A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia", Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Entomology Series 70: 1-502
  4. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London


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