Epipristis nelearia

Epipristis nelearia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in China (Hainan, Guangxi), India, the north-eastern Himalaya, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.

Epipristis nelearia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epipristis
Species:
E. nelearia
Binomial name
Epipristis nelearia
(Guenée, [1858])[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypochroma nelearia Guenée, 1858

The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for both males and females. The wings are greyish green.[2]

Subspecies
  • Epipristis nelearia nelearia
  • Epipristis nelearia accessa Prout, 1937

References
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  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Han, H.; Expósito H., A.; Xue, D. 2009: A taxonomic study of Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). Zootaxa, 2263: 31-41. Abstract & excerpt PDF


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