Gymnoscelis daniloi
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Geometridae |
Genus: | Gymnoscelis |
Species: | G. daniloi
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Binomial name | |
Gymnoscelis daniloi Hausmann, 2009[1]
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Gymnoscelis daniloi is a moth in the family Geometridae. It occurs on the island of Fogo, Cape Verde. The type location is Portela, Chã das Caldeiras, elevation 1720m.[2] The species was first described in 2009.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 18–20 millimetres (0.71–0.79 in). The ground colour is pale brown to brown. Both wings have numerous undulate blackish transverse lines.[2]
Etymology
The species is named for Eurico Danilo Montrond, a friend of the discoverer of the species, Eyjolf Aistleitner.[2]
References
- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Gymnoscelis Mabille 1868". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2013.[failed verification]
- ^ a b c d Hausmann, A. (2009). "New and interesting geometrid moths from the Cape Verde islands (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)". SHILAP, Revista de Lepidopterologia. 37 (146): 241–247.