Biology:Problepsis sancta
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Short description: Species of moth
| Problepsis sancta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Animalia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Arthropoda |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Insecta |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Lepidoptera |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Geometridae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Problepsis |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | <div style="display:inline" class="script error: no such module "taxobox ranks".">P. sancta |
| Binomial name | |
| Problepsis sancta Meyrick, 1888
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Problepsis sancta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are satin white with a gold patch edged with shiny silver on each wing.[3]
References
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- ↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (1 April 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.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Problepsis sancta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=214982.
- ↑ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (11 January 2013). "Problepsis sancta Meyrick, 1888". http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/ster/sancta.html. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q7247029 entry
