Epigynopteryx maeviaria

Epigynopteryx maeviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.[1]

Epigynopteryx maeviaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Epigynopteryx
Species:
E. maeviaria
Binomial name
Epigynopteryx maeviaria
(Guenée, 1858))
Synonyms
  • Aspilates maevaria Guenée, 1858
  • Paracrocota triseriata Bastelberger, 1907

The basic colour of this species is dirty light ochreous-yellow, sprayed with black. Its wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in) and they are crossed with a large brown stripe.[2]

Subspecies
  • Epigynopteryx maeviaria maeviaria (Guenée, 1858) - from Congo and South Africa
  • Epigynopteryx maeviaria triseriata (Bastelberger, 1907) - from Kenya, Congo and Tanzania

References
  1. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. (in German) Bastelberger 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 167-168
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