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Aposteira

Prout, 1935

Aposteira is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. [1] Its only species, Aposteira saurides, is found in Madagascar. Both the genus and species were first described by Prout in 1935. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aposteira". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aposteira saurides". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 17, 2019.