Dorsifulcrum cephalotes

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Dorsifulcrum cephalotes
Pl.13-19-Pseudoterpna chapinaria=Dorsifulcrum chapinaria (Holland, 1920).JPG
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D. cephalotes
Binomial name
Dorsifulcrum cephalotes
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Scodiona cephalotesWalker, 1869
  • Pseudoterpna chapinariaHolland, 1920
  • Dorsifulcrum chapinarium
  • Ectropis zebrinaWarren, 1902

Dorsifulcrum cephalotes is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1869. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and Rwanda. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Dorsifulcrum cephalotes (Walker, 1869)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 2, 2019.