Biology:Prototheora geniculata
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Short description: Species of moth
Prototheora geniculata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prototheoridae |
Genus: | Prototheora |
Species: | P. geniculata
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Binomial name | |
Prototheora geniculata Davis, 1996[1]
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Prototheora geniculata is a species of moth of the family Prototheoridae. It is found in South Africa , where it known only from the Schoemanspoort in the Cape Province, which is located in a southern extension of the Karoo desert, generally referred to as the Little Karoo.
The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults have been recorded in mid-March.
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from the Latin geniculatus (meaning like the bent knee) as suggested by the sharply bent, subapical portion of the male valva.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q7252147 entry
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