Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1898) is a animal in the Geometridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1898)

Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1898)

Chiasmia subcurvaria, the triple striped peacock, is a Southern African geometer moth that feeds on Vachellia species as larvae.

Family
Genus
Chiasmia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Chiasmia subcurvaria (Mabille, 1898)

Chiasmia subcurvaria, commonly known as the triple striped peacock, is a species of geometer moth. It was originally described by Paul Mabille. The larvae of this moth feed on a number of Vachellia species. This moth is primarily distributed across Southern Africa.

Photo: (c) Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland, all rights reserved, uploaded by Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Geometridae Chiasmia

More from Geometridae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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