Gymnoscelis tristrigosa

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Gymnoscelis tristrigosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species: G. tristrigosa
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis tristrigosa
(Butler, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia tristrigosa Butler, 1880

Gymnoscelis tristrigosa is a moth in the Geometridae family. It is found from Sri Lanka and Taiwan to Fiji, Tonga and New Caledonia.[2]

The wings have a pale ground colour with clearly marked dark fasciae.

The larvae feed on the young foliage and flowers of Heptapleurum species, often webbing them.

Taxonomy

The species belongs to a species complex clustered around Gymnoscelis imparatalis.

Subspecies

  • Gymnoscelis tristrigosa tristrigosa
  • Gymnoscelis tristrigosa nasuta Prout, 1958
  • Gymnoscelis tristrigosa tongaica Prout, 1958

References

  1. "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997-2012. Retrieved 2013. 
  2. The Moths of Borneo


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