Biology:Absala
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Short description: Monotypic genus of geometer moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Geometrinae |
| Tribe: | Pseudoterpnini |
| Genus: | Absala C. Swinhoe, 1893 |
| Species: | A. dorcada
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| Binomial name | |
| Absala dorcada C. Swinhoe, 1893
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Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China , India , Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.[1]
References
- ↑ Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51012319.pdf.
- Savela, Markku. "Absala Swinhoe". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/geometroidea/geometridae/geometrinae/absala/. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Absala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=211655.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q18601709 entry
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