Gymnoscelis imparatalis

Gymnoscelis imparatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Gymnoscelis
Species: G. imparatalis
Binomial name
Gymnoscelis imparatalis
(Walker, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Botys imparatalis Walker, 1865
  • Eupithecia indicata Walker, 1866
  • Chloroclystis indicata
  • Chloroclystis semivinosa Warren, 1896
  • Gymnoscelis perangusta Warren, 1897
  • Gymnoscelis upolensis Rebel, 1915
  • Tephroclystia imperviata Swinhoe, 1900

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.

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References

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