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Epigynopteryx maeviaria

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Species of moth

Epigynopteryx maeviaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epigynopteryx
Species: E. maeviaria
Binomial name
Epigynopteryx maeviaria
(Guenée, 1858))
Synonyms
  • Aspilates maevaria Guenée, 1858
  • Paracrocota triseriata Bastelberger, 1907

Epigynopteryx maeviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.

The basic colour of this species is dirty light ochreous-yellow, sprayed with black. Its wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in) and they are crossed with a large brown stripe.

Subspecies

  • Epigynopteryx maeviaria maeviaria (Guenée, 1858) - from Congo and South Africa
  • Epigynopteryx maeviaria triseriata (Bastelberger, 1907) - from Kenya, Congo and Tanzania

References

  1. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. (in German) Bastelberger 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 167-168

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Taxon identifiers
Epigynopteryx maeviaria
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