Chiasmia streniata

Chiasmia streniata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa, from Sénégal to Kenya and Sudan to South Africa.[1]

Chiasmia streniata
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C. streniata
Binomial name
Chiasmia streniata
(Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
  • Macaria albogrisearia Mabille, 1900
  • Macaria amandata Walker, 1861
  • Macaria arata Saalmüller, 1891
  • Gonodela flavipicta Bastelberger, 1907
  • Gonodela lunivallata Warren, 1905
  • Macaria streniata Guenée, 1858

The wingspan is 28 mm.[2]

Subspecies

  • Chiasmia streniata streniata (Guenée, 1858) - continental Africa
  • Chiasmia streniata arata (Saalmüller, 1891) - from Madagascar
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References

  • Guenée 1857. In: Boisduval, J. A. B. & Guenée, A. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Spécies général des Lépidoptères. X. Uranides et Phalénites. Tome II. - — 10:1–584.
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Chiasmia streniata (Guenée, 1858)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  2. Bastelberger (1907). "Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 135–136 (in German)


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