Prochasma
Genus of moths
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Prochasma is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1897.[1][2][3] It occurs in South, East, and Southeast Asia , including Maritime Southeast Asia.[2]
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| Prochasma | |
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| Prochasma dentilinea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Prochasma Warren, 1897[1] |
Prochasma are small moths with wingspans of 18–25 mm. Males (forewing length: 10–15 mm) are slightly smaller than females (forewing length: 11–16 mm).[2]
Species
There are eight recognized species:[2]
- Prochasma albimonilis Prout, 1927 – Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam
- Prochasma dentilinea (Warren, 1893) – India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, SW China
- Prochasma diaoluoensis Liu & Stüning, 2024 – Hainan[2]
- Prochasma kishidana Sato, 2019 – Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
- Prochasma mimica Warren, 1897 – north-eastern Himalayas
- Prochasma parasqualida Sato, 2023 – Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
- Prochasma sasakiana Sato, 2019 – Borneo
- Prochasma squalida (Wileman, 1915) – Taiwan
