Ectropis distinctaria

Ectropis distinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Mauritius.

Ectropis distinctaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Ectropis
Species:
E. distinctaria
Binomial name
Ectropis distinctaria
Synonyms
  • Synopsia distinctaria de Joannis, 1915

The wingspan is about 33 mm.[2]

This species is close to Ectropis herbuloti Orhant, 2003, which had been confused with E.distinctaria until 2003[3]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. de Joannis, J. 1915. Lépidoptères Hétérocères des Mascareignes et des Seychelles (Mission de M. P. Carié. 1910–1913). - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 84:1–18; pl. 1.
  3. Matiré&Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion - page 326 - ISBN BIOTOPE 978-2-914817-07-3
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