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Scotopteryx vittistrigata

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Scotopteryx vittistrigata
Mounted specimen on display at the Civico Museo di Storia Naturale di Trieste
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S. vittistrigata
Binomial name
Scotopteryx vittistrigata
(Prout, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Orthonama vittistrigata Prout, 1910
  • Phybalopteryx vittistrigata [1]

Scotopteryx vittistrigata is a species of moth of the family Geometridae.

Description

Scotopteryx vittistrigata has a wingspan of about 32 millimetres (1.3 in). Head, thorax, and abdomen are pale ochreous varied with brown. Forewings are pale ochreous, crossed by numerous oblique brown lines. Hindwing with the lines most distinct on the inner margin, except the outer line and terminal area, which are distinct throughout.[1][2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Brazil.

References

  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Scotopteryx vittistrigata​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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