Agathiopsis maculata

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Agathiopsis maculata
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Species:
A. maculata
Binomial name
Agathiopsis maculata
Warren, 1896[1]
Synonyms
  • Agathiopsis angustifascia Warren, 1912
  • Prasinocyma anomoea Turner, 1910
  • Agathia benedicta Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Agathiopsis occidentis Prout, 1933
  • Agathiopsis unanimis Warren, 1912

Agathiopsis maculata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).

Adults are green, the forewings with a ragged broad brown margin, and a similar stripe across the hindwings, which have a scalloped margin. Males have darker brown stripes than females.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Agathiopsis maculata Warren 1896". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (5 February 2010). "Agathiopsis maculata Warren, 1896". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 13 February 2019.


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