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Hemithea aquamarina

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Hemithea aquamarina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hemithea
Species:
H. aquamarina
Binomial name
Hemithea aquamarina
Synonyms
  • Chlorissa aquamarina

Hemithea aquamarina is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895. It is found in the north-eastern parts of the Himalayas, Taiwan and Borneo.[2]

Adults have bluish green, rather translucent wings with white and darker green fasciae and green fringes.

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Chlorissa aquamarina (Hampson, 1895)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  2. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chlorissa aquamarina Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 15, 2019.