Acanthovalva inconspicuaria

Acanthovalva inconspicuaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Genus: Acanthovalva
Species: A.inconspicuaria
Binomial name
Acanthovalva inconspicuaria
(Hübner, 1819)
Synonyms
  • Geometria inconspicuaria Hübner, 1819
  • Acidalia cinerascens Butler, 1875
  • Tephrina cinnamomaria Rothschild, 1914
  • Selidosema osyraria Guenée, 1858
  • Tephrina perturbata Bastelberger, 1908
  • Eubolia pumicaria Lederer, 1855

Acanthovalva inconspicuaria is a species of moth of the Geometridae family. It is found in southern Europe, the Near East and throughout of Africa from Morocco to South Africa.[1]

A known hostplant for the larvae of this species is Acacia nilotica.[2]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Africanmoths.com - pictures and distribution map for Africa