Organopoda carnearia

Organopoda carnearia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Organopoda
Species:	O. carnearia
Binomial name
	Organopoda carnearia; (Walker, 1861)
Synonyms
	Anisodes carnearia Walker, 1861; Organopoda himalaica Prout, 1938;

Organopoda carnearia is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan,[1] Indonesia,[2] Sri Lanka[3] and Taiwan.[4]

Description

The wingspan is about 27–36 mm. Pinkish-rufous moth with a fuscous tinge. Frons bright chestnut colored. Vertex of head and shaft of antennae whitish. Forewings with a fuscous fascia below costa. There are irregularly waved fuscous antemedial, postmedial, and submarginal lines, where the two latter bent inwards below vein 2. A dark discocellular speck present. Hindwings with fuscous edged white annulus at end of cell. An irregularly waved postmedial line present. Ventral side pinkish.[3]

References

Japanese Moths
"Taxonomy Browser: Organopoda carnearia". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
"此為 Organopoda carnearia carnearia". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

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[1] Japanese Moths

[2] "Taxonomy Browser: Organopoda carnearia". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[Hampson1892-3] Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

[4] "此為 Organopoda carnearia carnearia". Taiwan Moth Information Center. Retrieved 4 October 2016.