Sundadoxa
Sundadoxa is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996. Its only species, Sundadoxa multidentata, was first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1916. It is found in Brunei, Sumatra in Indonesia, Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.
| Sundadoxa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Tribe: | Pseudoterpnini |
| Genus: | Sundadoxa Holloway, 1996 |
| Species: | S. multidentata |
| Binomial name | |
| Sundadoxa multidentata (L. B. Prout, 1916)[1] | |
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The wings have large areas of pale whitish grey or cream, with dark speckles and often suffused with olive green, and mid-to dark brown or grey mottled patches.
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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)
External links
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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