Entomopteryx combusta

Entomopteryx combusta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1893.[1] It is found in Sikkim in India,[2] Sri Lanka,[3] Java, Taiwan,[4] and Japan.[5]

Entomopteryx combusta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Entomopteryx
Species:
E. combusta
Binomial name
Entomopteryx combusta
(Warren, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Callerinnys combusta Warren, 1893
  • Erinnys combusta Warren, 1893

The male's antennae is prismatic. Facies dull yellow, speckled and marked with reddish brown. A strong medial fascia runs through the discal dot in hindwings. Male has narrow forewings. Female has extensively reddish brown forewings.[6]

References
  1. "Species Details: Callerinnys combusta Warren, 1893". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Entomopteryx combusta (Warren, 1893)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
  4. "Entomopteryx combusta (Warren, 1893) 破褐緣安尺蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  5. "ウラモンアカマダラエダシャク Entomopteryx combusta (Warren, 1893)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  6. "Entomopteryx Guenée". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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