Zamarada eucharis

Zamarada eucharis
Illustration by Dru Drury
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Division: Ditrysia
Section: Cossina
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Cassymini
Genus: Zamarada
Species: Z. eucharis
Binomial name
Zamarada eucharis
(Drury, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena eucharis Drury, 1782

Zamarada eucharis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782, from Brazil.

Description

Upper Side. Antennae setaceous. Thorax and abdomen brown. Anterior wings greyish yellow, with a single spot placed near the middle, almost close to the anterior edge. Posterior wings of the same colour as the anterior, and like them surrounded with a deep black border.

Under Side. Tongue spiral. Legs, breast, and abdomen grey. Wings coloured as on the upper side, the borders being fainter. Margins of the wings entire. Wing-span 1½ inches (38 mm).[2]

References

  1. ↑ J. Ollerenshaw (2011). "eucharis Drury 1782". LepIndex. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John, ed. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. 3. p. 32. pl. XXII.


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