Thalassodes chloropsis
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Thalassodes chloropsis is a moth
of the Geometridae family. It is found in Fiji
.
The wingspan
is 23-34mm. The face is green. The head, thorax and abdomen are light bluish green. The antennae, top of the head and underside of the body are white. The abdomen and thorax have a white dorsal line posteriorly. The wings are light bluish green patterned with white.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Geometridae family. It is found in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23-34mm. The face is green. The head, thorax and abdomen are light bluish green. The antennae, top of the head and underside of the body are white. The abdomen and thorax have a white dorsal line posteriorly. The wings are light bluish green patterned with white.