Orthocabera sericea

Orthocabera sericea is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found from the Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan.[1]

Orthocabera sericea
Mounted
Living
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Orthocabera
Species:
O. sericea
Binomial name
Orthocabera sericea
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Myrteta sericea
  • Orthocabera brunneiceps Warren, 1893

The wingspan is 23–30 mm.[2]

Subspecies
  • Orthocabera sericea sericea (Japan)
  • Orthocabera sericea brunneiceps Warren, 1893
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References
  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Orthocabera Butler Gen. rev". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Japanese Moths


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