Zamarada eucharis | |
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Illustration by Dru Drury | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Zamarada |
Species: | Z. eucharis
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Binomial name | |
Zamarada eucharis (Drury, 1782)
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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]
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+1⁄2 inches (38 mm).[4]