''Bihastina subviridata'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

first described by

George Thomas Bethune-Baker George Thomas Bethune-Baker (20 July 1857, in Birmingham – 1 December 1944, in Eastbourne) was an English entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera, especially those in the family Lycaenidae of butterflies. His collection is partly in t ...

in 1915. It is found in

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

Appearance

This species appears as a moth with a green overall color and wavey spots that give off a consistent fairy ring pattern with symmetrical lined stripes intertwining. the wings are fringed 7 times at different tips on each wing. The eyes are large and brown colored.

Live records

There are two live records on the internet taken by Dan Mantle via iNaturalist observation.

References

Moths described in 1915 Asthenini Moths of New Guinea {{Asthenini-stub