Biology:Eois fragilis

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Short description: Species of moth

Eois fragilis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eois
Species:
E. fragilis
Binomial name
Eois fragilis
(Warren, 1900)[1][failed verification]
Synonyms
  • Xanthorhoe fragilis Warren, 1900

Eois fragilis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Colombia.[2]

Adults have a monochrome, greyish-brownish appearance.

The larvae feed on Piper species.[3]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eois Hubner 1818". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=82838066. 
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Gymnoscelis fragilis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=220000. 
  3. Brehm, Gunnar; Bodner, Florian; Strutzenberger, Patrick; Hünefeld, Frank; Fiedler, Konrad (November 1, 2011). "Neotropical Eois (Lepidoptera: Geometridae): Checklist, Biogeography, Diversity, and Description Patterns". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104 (6): 1091–1107. doi:10.1603/AN10050. 

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