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Tristeirometa decussata

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Tristeirometa decussata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Tristeirometa
Species:
T. decussata
Binomial name
Tristeirometa decussata
(Moore, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Sauris decussata Moore, 1868
  • Phthonoloba moltrechti Prout, 1958

Tristeirometa decussata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Frederic Moore in 1868. It is found in north-eastern India and Taiwan.[1]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rosa, Citrus and Malus species.

Subspecies

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  • Tristeirometa decussata decussata (India)
  • Tristeirometa decussata moltrechti (Prout, 1958) (Taiwan)

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Tristeirometa Gen. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 20, 2019.