Hagnagora vittata

Hagnagora vittata
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hagnagora
Species: H. vittata
Binomial name
Hagnagora vittata
(Philippi, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Euclidia vittata Philippi, 1859
  • Phalaena ceraria Molina, 1782

"Hagnagora" vittata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Chile.

Larvae have been reported feeding on Fuschia magellanica.[1]

Taxonomy

The species was provisionally removed from the genus Hagnagora. The wing pattern and particularly the wing shape diverge strongly from species in this genus.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-moths III
  2. ↑ "Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus". zookeys.pensoft.net. Retrieved 2015-11-24.


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