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Gymnoscelis acutipennis

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Species of moth

Gymnoscelis acutipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species: G. acutipennis
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis acutipennis
Warren, 1902

Gymnoscelis acutipennis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It was described by William Warren in 1902. It is endemic to Kenya.

Description

The species 26 millimetres (1.0 in) long with grey to green forewings. It have a very small basal patch and broad central fascia which is black in colour. Head, abdomen, and thorax are all pale green while the rings on the abdomen are black.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Gymnoscelis acutipennis Warren 1902". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Gymnoscelis acutipennis Warren, 1902". Afromoths. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. Walter Rothschild; Ernst Hartert; Jordan K (1905). "A Journal of Zoology". Novitates Zoologicae. 9: 508–509.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnoscelis acutipennis


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