Ectropis distinctaria
Ectropis distinctaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Mauritius.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Ectropis |
Species: | E. distinctaria |
Binomial name | |
Ectropis distinctaria (de Joannis, 1915)[1] | |
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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
- afromoths.net
- 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.
- Matiré&Rochat, 2008, Les Papillons de la Réunion - page 326 - ISBN BIOTOPE 978-2-914817-07-3
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