Biology:Ziridava rufinigra

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Short description: Species of moth

Ziridava rufinigra
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ziridava
Species:
Z. rufinigra
Binomial name
Ziridava rufinigra
C. Swinhoe, 1895

Ziridava rufinigra is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1895.[1] It is found on Borneo and in India , New Guinea and the Australian state of Queensland.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are yellow with a broad irregular brown band along the costa of each forewing, and a broad brown mark at the tornus of each hindwing.[3]

Subspecies

  • Ziridava rufinigra rufinigra (India, Borneo)
  • Ziridava rufinigra brevicellula Prout, 1916 (New Guinea)
  • Ziridava rufinigra cedreleti Prout, 1958 (Queensland)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13551690 entry