Achrosis rondelaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.[1] It is found in India, Sri Lanka,[2][3] Myanmar, Java and Nepal.
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| Adult in Thane, India | |
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| Adult with open wings in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Achrosis |
| Species: | A. rondelaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775)
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The wingspan of the male is 22 mm. Palpi are slender and do not reach beyond the frons. Antennae bipectinate (comb like on both sides) in both sexes to near apex, and branches longer in the male than in the female. Head, thorax, abdomen and forewings are reddish brown with a greyish suffusion. Forewing produced at apex. Hindwings with the reddish-brown costal half and the inner half crossed by a postmedial line. Underside of wings orange red.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Species Details: Sabaria rondelaria Fabricius, 1775". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ "Achrosis rondelaria (Fabricius, 1775)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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