Biology:Megalotica aphoristis

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Short description: Species of moth

Megalotica aphoristis
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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M. aphoristis
Binomial name
Megalotica aphoristis
(Meyrick, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Hydriomena aphoristis Meyrick, 1899

Megalotica aphoristis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.

It has a bronzy-brown coloration.

Robert Cyril Layton Perkins (1913) noted that this species has been recorded flying during the day and has habits rather similar to those of Megalotica holombra.

External links

  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6808580 entry