| Rhodophthitus tricoloraria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Rhodophthitus |
| Species: | R. tricoloraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodophthitus tricoloraria (Mabille, 1890) | |
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Rhodophthitus tricoloraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
The forewings of this species are yellowish white with black, parallel dashed lines. Hindwings are light-ochreous yellow with black central cell spot. The female has a wingspan of 54 mm.
References
- Afro Moths
- Bastelberger 1907. "Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung". Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 109 (in German)
- Mabille 1890a. "Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Abssinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera)". - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6)10:17–51, pls. 2, 3
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| Rhodophthitus tricoloraria | |
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