'' Chrysocraspeda aurantibasis'' is a species of

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of the family Geometridae. It is found in North

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. The male of this moth has a reddish head and the antennae are bipectinated over 2/3 of their length. The upperside of its body is acajou-brown, underside and legs are yellowish. The first two pairs of the legs have a reddish front side. The upper side of the forewings are acajou-brown with a large red-orange spot at its base and two sinuated lines of the same colour. The underside is pale pinkish. The hindwings have a similar coloration but their underside is whitish. The length of the forewings is 9mm.C.Herbulot, 1970 ''Mémoires ORSTORM No. 37, Lépidoptères Geometridae du Tsaratanana - Mission dans le Massif du Tsaratanana'', page 161, pl. 13, Fig.4
/ref> The holotype had been collected at the route d' Anosibe, Ampitameloka, altitude 840 m.

References

Sterrhinae Moths described in 1970 Lepidoptera of Madagascar Moths of Madagascar Moths of Africa {{Sterrhinae-stub