Berta chrysolineata

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Berta chrysolineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Hemitheini
Genus: Berta
Species: B. chrysolineata
Binomial name
Berta chrysolineata
Walker, [1863]
Synonyms
  • Euchloris leucospilota Turner, 1904
  • Berta fenestrata Prout, 1913

Berta chrysolineata is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is widespread from the Indo-Australian tropics to the Solomons.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.

Larvae have been recorded on Ricinus communis. Other food plants may include Nephelium species.

Subspecies

  • Berta chrysolineata chrysolineata (Sri Lanka)
  • Berta chrysolineata hainanensis Prout, 1912 (India to Seram and possibly New Guinea)
  • Berta chrysolineata eccimena Prout, 1912 (Bismarck Islands)
  • Berta chrysolineata leucospilota (Turner, 1904) (Australia)
  • Berta chrysolineata fenestrata (Prout, 1913) (Solomon Islands)

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