Orthonama quadrisecta

Orthonama quadrisecta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Orthonama
Species:
O. quadrisecta
Binomial name
Orthonama quadrisecta
Herbulot, 1954

Orthonama quadrisecta is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Claude Herbulot in 1954. It is found on Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius and the Comoros.

Its wingspan is around 18–21 mm.

The larvae feed on Polygonaceae (Rumex crispus)

References

  1. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Orthonama quadrisecta Herbulot, 1954". Afromoths. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ Martiré & Rochat (2008). Les papillons de La Réunion. p.340. ISBN 978-2-914817-07-3