Biology:Megalotica aphoristis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Species: | M. aphoristis
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Megalotica aphoristis (Meyrick, 1899)
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Megalotica aphoristis is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1899. It is endemic to the island of Hawaii.
It has a bronzy-brown coloration.
Robert Cyril Layton Perkins (1913) noted that this species has been recorded flying during the day and has habits rather similar to those of Megalotica holombra.
External links
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1958). Insects of Hawaii. 7 Macrolepidoptera. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.
Wikidata ☰ Q6808580 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalotica aphoristis.
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