Acidaliastis micra

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Acidaliastis micra
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Acidaliastis
Species:
A. micra
Binomial name
Acidaliastis micra
Hampson, 1896

Acidaliastis micra is a species of moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1896. [1] [2] It is found in Sri Lanka. [3] African countries of Chad, Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Sudan, Somalia towards Middle East countries of Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman. [4]

Three subspecies recognized including the nominate race.

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References

  1. "Species Details: Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  2. "Genus details". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Acidaliastis micra Hampson, 1896". Afromoths. Retrieved 28 March 2018.