Biology:Rhodesia alboviridata

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Short description: Species of moth

Rhodesia alboviridata
Scientific classification
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R. alboviridata
Binomial name
Rhodesia alboviridata
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Comibaena alboviridata Saalmüller, 1880

Rhodesia alboviridata, the frosted emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern Africa and Madagascar .[1]

Known food plants of this species are Carissa edulis and Bauhinia variegata.[2]

References

  • Saalmüller, M. (1880). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich in Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden". Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt a.M. 1879–1880: 258–310.

Wikidata ☰ Q13540748 entry