Epicleta

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Epicleta
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Epicleta

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E. calidaria
Binomial name
Epicleta calidaria
L. B. Prout, 1915

Epicleta is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its single species, Epicleta calidaria, is found in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Both the genus and species were first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1915. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Epicleta Prout, 1915". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 20, 2019.