Hemithea 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]

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

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.


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