Jump to content

Problepsis argentea

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Citation bot (talk | contribs) at 16:20, 3 January 2023 (Removed proxy/dead URL that duplicated identifier. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by SemperIocundus | #UCB_webform 857/2500). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Problepsis argentea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. argentea
Binomial name
Problepsis argentea
Warren, 1900[1]

Problepsis argentea is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Dammer Island (the Maluku Islands).[2]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings and hindwings are silvery white, sprinkled with fine black scales, without any markings. The underside is also white, but without any black scales.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Problepsis argentea​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  3. ^ Novitates Zoologicae