Syncosmia trichophora is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1895.[1] It is found in India and Nepal.[2]

Syncosmia trichophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Syncosmia
Species:
S. trichophora
Binomial name
Syncosmia trichophora
(Hampson, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis trichophora Hampson, 1895
  • Eupithecia subviridis Vojnits, 1983

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pale green, suffused with pale rufous. The forewings have indistinct blackish basal and antemedial bands with waved edges. The hindwings are whitish with ochreous tufts.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Syncosmia Warren 1897". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ Mironov, V. G. & Galsworthy, A. C. (2010). "Further notes on Eupithecia (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) from Nepal and the Indian subcontinent". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 61 (2): 137-172.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1895). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume III. Taylor and Francis. p. 393 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.