Gymnoscelis tristrigosa
| Gymnoscelis tristrigosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Gymnoscelis |
| Species: | G. tristrigosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnoscelis tristrigosa (Butler, 1880)[1] | |
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Gymnoscelis tristrigosa is a moth in the family Geometridae. 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
- ↑ "Home of Ichneumonoidea". Taxapad. Dicky Sick Ki Yu. 1997–2012. Retrieved 2013.
- ↑ The Moths of Borneo
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