Gymnoscelis acutipennis

Gymnoscelis acutipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Geometridae
Genus:Gymnoscelis
Species: G. acutipennis
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis acutipennis
Warren, 1902[1]

Gymnoscelis acutipennis is a moth in the Geometridae family. It was described by Warren in 1902. It is endemic to Kenya.[2]

Description

The species 26 millimetres (1.0 in) long with grey to green forewings. It have a very small basal patch and broad central fascia which is black in colour. Head, abdomen, and thorax are all pale green while the rings on the abdomen are black.[3]

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. Afro Moths
  3. Walter Rothschild; Ernst Hartert; Jordan K (1905). "A Journal of Zoology". Novitates Zoologicae. 9: 508–509.


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