Epipristis nelearia
Epipristis nelearia is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1858. It is found in China (Hainan, Guangxi), India, the north-eastern Himalaya, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epipristis |
| Species: | E. nelearia |
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The length of the forewings is 12–15 mm for both males and females. The wings are greyish green.[2]
Subspecies
- Epipristis nelearia nelearia
- Epipristis nelearia accessa Prout, 1937
References
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- 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)
- Han, H.; Expósito H., A.; Xue, D. 2009: A taxonomic study of Epipristis Meyrick, 1888 from China, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Geometrinae). Zootaxa, 2263: 31-41. Abstract & excerpt PDF
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