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Chorodna strixaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858.[1] It is found in India, Vietnam, Sulawesi, the Philippines, the Moluccas, New Guinea, Australia and Sri Lanka.[2]

Chorodna strixaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Chorodna
Species:	C. strixaria
Binomial name
Chorodna strixaria (Guenée, 1858)
Synonyms
Medasina strixaria Guenée, 1858

Its wingspan is about 14 mm. There is a broad, pale costal zone to the forewing. The male has no forewing fovea. Antennae long and narrowly bipectinate (comb like on both sides). Abdomen has a setal comb.[3] Body and wings of adult greyish-brown with wavy lines. Two dark spots found in the middle of the hingwings.[4] Camellia sinensis is one of the major host plants of the caterpillar.[5]

Two subspecies are recognized.

• Chorodna strixaria ceylonensis Prout, 1934 - Sri Lanka, India[6]
• Chorodna strixaria telepompa Prout, 1934 - Philippines, Sulawesi, New Guinea

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