Agathiopsis maculata

Agathiopsis maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Agathiopsis
Species: A. maculata
Binomial name
Agathiopsis maculata
Warren, 1896[1]
Synonyms
  • Agathiopsis angustifascia Warren, 1912
  • Prasinocyma anomoea Turner, 1910
  • Agathia benedicta Pagenstecher, 1900
  • Agathiopsis occidentis Prout, 1933
  • Agathiopsis unanimis Warren, 1912

Agathiopsis maculata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea and Australia (Queensland).

Adults are green, the forewings with a ragged broad brown margin, and a similar stripe across the hindwings, which have a scalloped margin. Males have darker brown stripes than females.[2]

References

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ Australian Insects


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