Chiasmia simplicilinea - Oblique peacock

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Chiasmia simplicilinea

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Species details:

Notes: Larva a green looper with fine white lines and a cream central line and black dots on each segment.
Distribution: Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa as far as the Eastern Cape.
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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Chiasmia simplicilinea .
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=400910, retrieved 28 March 2025

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