Metallolophia subradiata

Metallolophia subradiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Metallolophia
Species: M. subradiata
Binomial name
Metallolophia subradiata
(Warren, 1897)[1]
Synonyms
  • Terpna subradiata Warren, 1897

Metallolophia subradiata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests and hill dipterocarp forests.

The anterior of the forewing has a pale greenish ground colour, while the rest of the wing is strongly irrorated with black.

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  1. Pitkin, Linda M. ; Hongxiang Han & Shayleen James, 2007, Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150: 343-412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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