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Oenospila kopperi

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Oenospila kopperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Oenospila
Species:
O. kopperi
Binomial name
Oenospila kopperi

Oenospila kopperi is a moth species in the geometrid genus Oenospila. It is found on Sumatra in montane forests.[1]

Description

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Oenospila kopperi has bright green wings, with a white costa on the forewing and a black triangular mark halfway on the inner margin of the hindwing. It has a wingspan of 26–29 mm. It is similar in external appearance to other species of genus Oenospila, several of which are similarly marked and of similar size, and can be reliably separated from these only by the male genitalia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hausmann, Axel; Sommerer, Manfred (2001). "Oenospila kopperi, spec. nov., eine neue grüne Geometride aus Sumatra" [Oenospila kopperi, spec. nov., a new green geometrid from Sumatra]. Spixiana (in German). 24 (3). Zoologische Staatssammlung München: 241–244. ISSN 0341-8391. Retrieved 8 May 2023.