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Zamarada eucharis

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Zamarada eucharis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae.[1] It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782, from Sierra Leone (not Brazil as mentioned in the original description).[2] It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone[3]

Description

Upperside: 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.

Underside: 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 1+12 inches (38 mm).[4]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Zamarada eucharis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Fletcher, D. S. (1974). "A revision of the old world genus Zamarada (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". Bulletin of the British Museum of natural History (Entomology). Supplement 22: 1–498, pls 1–123.
  3. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 3. p. 32. pl. XXII.
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Zamarada eucharis: Brief Summary

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Zamarada eucharis is a species of moth in the family Geometridae. It was first described by Dru Drury in 1782, from Sierra Leone (not Brazil as mentioned in the original description). It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone

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