Alsophila (moth)

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Alsophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Alsophilinae
Genus: Alsophila
Hübner, 1825[1]

Alsophila is a genus of the moth family Geometridae, subfamily Alsophilinae.[1] The genus is notable because of distinct sexual dimorphism leading to strongly reduced wings in females, so much so that they cannot fly. The moths fly in late autumn or early spring.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Viidalepp, Jaan. Checklist of the Geometridae (Lepidoptera) of the former U.S.S.R. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books, 1998. 11.


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