Polynesia truncapex

Polynesia truncapex is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892.[1] It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas and on Peninsular Malaysia and Bali.[2]

Polynesia truncapex
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Polynesia
Species:
P. truncapex
Binomial name
Polynesia truncapex
Synonyms
  • Placotome truncapex

Adults have primrose-yellow wings marked with punctate red fasciae.

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Polynesia truncapex Swinhoe 1892". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 27 March 2016.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Polynesia Swinhoe". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 22, 2020.


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