Aphilopota foedata

Aphilopota foedata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Aphilopota
Species: A. foedata
Binomial name
Aphilopota foedata
(Bastelberger, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Dyscia foedata Bastelberger, 1907

Aphilopota foedata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Tanzania.[1]

This species looks dirty yellowish-grey, irregularly sprayed with fine black spots on the fore and hind wings. The male have a wingspan of 40–41 mm.[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. (in German) Bastelberger 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 119–120


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, November 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.