Biology:Problepsis apollinaria
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Short description: Species of moth
Problepsis apollinaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Problepsis |
Species: | P. apollinaria
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Binomial name | |
Problepsis apollinaria (Guenée, [1858])[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Problepsis apollinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the India to New Guinea and Queensland.[2]
Adult are white or pale yellow, with a round brown spot on each forewing, and silver markings continuing across the hindwings.[3]
Subspecies
- Problepsis apollinaria apollinaria
- Problepsis apollinaria aphylacta Prout, 1938
- Problepsis apollinaria candidior Prout, 1917
- Problepsis apollinaria deparcata Prout, 1925
- Problepsis apollinaria hemicyclata Warren, 1897
- Problepsis apollinaria wilemani West, 1930
References
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- ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
- ↑ Australian Insects
Wikidata ☰ Q7246986 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problepsis apollinaria.
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