''Chiasmia separata'' is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Herbert Druce in 1882. It is found on

Saint Helena Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic tropical island west of the coast of south-western Africa, and east of Rio de Janeiro in South America. It is one of three constitu ...

and has also been recorded from South Africa, Angola, Cameroon,

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria,

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, Tanzania and Uganda. The forewings have a length of 13–17 mm, they are black, although the costal half is chrome yellow, extending to the anal angle. The hindwings are black. The underside is the same as the upperside. The head and front of the thorax are yellow and the back of the thorax and abdomen are black.''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London''
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Subspecies

*''Chiasmia separata separata'' (Saint Helena, Africa) *''Chiasmia separata conjugata'' (Herbulot, 1966) (Madagascar)

References

Macariini Moths of Madagascar Lepidoptera of Mozambique Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa Moths described in 1882 {{Macariini-stub