Pasiphila derasata
Pasiphila derasata | |
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Chloroclystis derasata (male) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Pasiphila |
Species: | P. derasata |
Binomial name | |
Pasiphila derasata (Bastelberger, 1905)[1][2] | |
Synonyms | |
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Pasiphila derasata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Africa, south of the Sahara, including the Islands of the Atlantic Ocean (Cabo Verde) and the island of the Indian Ocean.[3]
The wingspan of this moth is approx. 14–18 mm. The edge of the forewings of the males have an convexed shape that makes it easy to distinguish them from the females.
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ The geometrid moths of Yemen – With 50 new records for the country and description of 20 new taxa (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)
- ↑ www.afromoths.net
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