Conolophia nigripuncta

Conolophia nigripuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Conolophia
Species: C. nigripuncta
Binomial name
Conolophia nigripuncta
(Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Gamoruna nigripuncta Hampson, 1891

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 Prout, 1916[4] found in Borneo.

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ "Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Conolophia nigripuncta rudis Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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