Entomopteryx combusta

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Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Entomopteryx combusta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Entomopteryx
Species:
E. combusta
Binomial name
Entomopteryx combusta
(Warren, 1893)
Synonyms
  • Callerinnys combusta Warren, 1893
  • Erinnys combusta Warren, 1893

Entomopteryx combusta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Warren in 1893.[1] It is found in Sikkim in India,[2] Sri Lanka,[3] Java, Taiwan,[4] and Japan.[5]

The male's antennae is prismatic. Facies dull yellow, speckled and marked with reddish brown. A strong medial fascia runs through the discal dot in hindwings. Male has narrow forewings. Female has extensively reddish brown forewings.[6]

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