Aphilopota foedata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Aphilopota |
Species: | A. foedata
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Binomial name | |
Aphilopota foedata (Bastelberger, 1907)
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Aphilopota foedata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Max Bastelberger in 1907. It is found in Tanzania.[1]
This species looks dirty yellowish grey, irregularly sprayed with fine black spots on the forewings and hindwings. The male has a wingspan of 40–41 mm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Aphilopota foedata (Bastelberger, 1907)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
- ^ Bastelberger (1907). "Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben. 1: 119–120. (in German)