Epigynopteryx maeviaria
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Epigynopteryx maeviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[1]
The basic colour of this species is dirty light ochreous-yellow, sprayed with black. Its wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in) and they are crossed with a large brown stripe.[2]
Subspecies
- Epigynopteryx maeviaria maeviaria (Guenée, 1858) - from Congo and South Africa
- Epigynopteryx maeviaria triseriata (Bastelberger, 1907) - from Kenya, Congo and Tanzania
References
- ^ "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
- ^ (in German) Bastelberger 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 167-168
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