Conolophia nigripuncta
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Family: | Geometridae
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Species: | C. nigripuncta
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Binomial name | |
Conolophia nigripuncta (Hampson, 1891)
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Conolophia nigripuncta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion, Myanmar, Indochina and Borneo.
Adults are easily distinguishable by the combination of an oblique postmedial and distal subdorsal black disc on forewings.[3] One subspecies is recognized - Conolophia nigripuncta rudis[4] found in Borneo.
References[]
- ^ "Species Details: Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Conolophia nigripuncta rudis Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Categories:
- Moths of Asia
- Moths described in 1891
- Geometridae stubs