Ardonis chlorophilata

Ardonis chlorophilata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ardonis
Species: A. chlorophilata
Binomial name
Ardonis chlorophilata
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia chlorophilata Walker, 1863

Ardonis chlorophilata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Bhutan and India.

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings have some dark rufous at the base of the costa, as well as triangular medial and smaller postmedial patches and a quadrate apical patch. The costal half of the hindwings is white, with a black mark. The inner area is green, with a dark base and three indistinct waved lines.[2]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
  2. George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 3)
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