Absala
Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China, India, Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.[1]
| Absala dorcada | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Pseudoterpnini |
| Genus: | Absala C. Swinhoe, 1893 |
| Species: | A. dorcada |
| Binomial name | |
| Absala dorcada C. Swinhoe, 1893 | |
Adults are whitish, diffused with olive-green striations.
References
- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Savela, Markku. "Absala Swinhoe". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Absala". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
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