Chesias capriata

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Chesias capriata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Chesias
Species:
C. capriata
Binomial name
Chesias capriata
Prout, 1904 [1]

Chesias capriata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It was described by Prout in 1904. It is found in Croatia, Italy, Slovenia and on Sardinia and Sicily. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chesias capriata Prout, 1904". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.