Pitthea neavei
Appearance
Pitthea neavei | |
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P. neavei, Piteka, North Kivu | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Pitthea |
Species: | P. neavei
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Binomial name | |
Pitthea neavei (Prout, 1915)
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Synonyms | |
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Pitthea neavei, or Neave's highflier, is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1915.[1] It is found in Malawi and Congo.[2]
This species has a wingspan of 37–43 mm.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pitthea neavei Prout, 1915". African Moths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Pitthea neavei Prout L. B., 1915". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ Prout (1915). "New genera and species of African Geometridae". Novitates Zoologicae. 22: 373.
External links
[edit]- "Taxonomy Browser: Pitthea neavei". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved April 12, 2019. Includes images.