Problepsis sancta
Problepsis sancta | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Problepsis |
Species: | P. sancta
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Binomial name | |
Problepsis sancta Meyrick, 1888
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Problepsis sancta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1888.[1] It is found in the Australian state of Queensland.[2]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are satin white with a gold patch edged with shiny silver on each wing.[3]
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- ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (1 April 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Problepsis sancta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (11 January 2013). "Problepsis sancta Meyrick, 1888". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
Categories:
- Moths described in 1888
- Scopulini
- Moths of Australia
- Sterrhinae stubs