Biology:Gymnoscelis derogata

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Short description: Species of moth

Gymnoscelis derogata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species:
G. derogata
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis derogata
(Walker, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia derogata Walker, 1866
  • Gymnoscelis subrufata Warren, 1898

Gymnoscelis derogata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, the north-eastern Himalayas, Sulawesi, New Guinea and in Queensland.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Macadamia species.

Subspecies

  • Gymnoscelis derogata derogata (Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Himalaya)
  • Gymnoscelis derogata abrogata Prout, 1958 (New Guinea)
  • Gymnoscelis derogata griseifusa Prout, 1958 (Sulawesi)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13547769 entry