Problepsis argentea

Problepsis argentea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Problepsis
Species:	P. argentea
Binomial name
	Problepsis argentea; Warren, 1900

Problepsis argentea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Dammer Island (the Maluku Islands).^[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings and hindwings are silvery white, sprinkled with fine black scales, without any markings. The underside is also white, but without any black scales.^[3]

References

^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Problepsis argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
^ Novitates Zoologicae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Problepsis argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.

[3] Novitates Zoologicae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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