Gonanticlea occlusata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Gonanticlea |
Species: | G. occlusata
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Binomial name | |
Gonanticlea occlusata (Felder, 1875)
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Gonanticlea occlusata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Felder in 1875. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas of India, Sri Lanka, [1] Tonkin, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.
In females, the broad border to the medial bar is straight. The forewings of the male are a much darker green, whereas the female has a few greenish patches only. The hindwings of both sexes are yellowish. [2]
Two subspecies are recognized. [3]