Biology:Palpoctenidia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Palpoctenidia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Asthenini
Genus: Palpoctenidia
Prout, 1930
Species:
P. phoenicosoma
Binomial name
Palpoctenidia phoenicosoma
(Swinhoe, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chrysocraspeda phoenicosoma Swinhoe, 1895

Palpoctenidia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae described by Prout in 1930. Its only species, Palpoctenidia phoenicosoma, was first described by Swinhoe in 1895. It is found in China , Japan and India .[2]

Subspecies

  • Palpoctenidia phoenicosoma phoenicosoma (India, China)
  • Palpoctenidia phoenicosoma semilauta Prout, 1938 (Japan)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7128721 entry