Epipristis oxyodonta
Epipristis oxyodonta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1934. It is found in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.[2]
| Epipristis oxyodonta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Epipristis |
| Species: | E. oxyodonta |
| Binomial name | |
| Epipristis oxyodonta L. B. Prout, 1934[1] | |
Adults are pale grey with a scalloped dark submarginal line on each wing. The underside of the wings is pale grey with a broad dark band along the margin, and a central dark spot.[3]
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- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (11 June 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 25 April 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epipristis oxyodonta". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (27 August 2012). "Epipristis oxyodonta L.B. Prout, 1934". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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