Gymnoscelis imparatalis
| Gymnoscelis imparatalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Gymnoscelis |
| Species: | G. imparatalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnoscelis imparatalis (Walker, 1865)[1] | |
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Gymnoscelis imparatalis is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found from the Indo-Australian tropics east to the Society Islands and the Marquesas Archipelago.[2] The habitat consists of both lowland and montane ecosystems.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are ochreous, suffused with dark brown and rufous.[3]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the young foliage and flowers of Mangifera, Tabernaemontana, Hodgsonia, Cinnamomum, Cassia, Fagraea, Memecylon, Pittosporaceae tristrigosa, Citrus and Nephelium species.
Subspecies
- Gymnoscelis imparatalis imparatalis
- Gymnoscelis imparatalis opta Prout, 1958
- Gymnoscelis imparatalis upolensis Rebel, 1915
References
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
- ↑ George F. (George Francis) Hampson. Moths (Volume 3)
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