Ascotis terebraria

Ascotis terebraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Ascotis
Species: A. terebraria
Binomial name
Ascotis terebraria
(Guenée, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Hypopalpis terebraria Guenee, 1862
  • Hypopalpis perforaria Guenee, 1862
  • Boarmia rousseli Oberthur, 1913

Ascotis terebraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on La Réunion.[1]

The larvae feed on Humbertia ambavila and Hypericum lanceolatum. The wingspan of the adults is approx. 30-35mm.

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths


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