Epigelasma crenifera

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Epigelasma crenifera
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Epigelasma
Species:
E. crenifera
Binomial name
Epigelasma crenifera
Herbulot, 1970 [1]

Epigelasma crenifera is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in North Madagascar.

The antennae of both sexes are bipectinated over 3/4 of its length. The upper side of the body is green-blue, the underside of the body and legs are white, with a reddish front side for the first pair of legs. The length of the forewings is 14 mm, the upper side of the wings is blueish-green, the underside is white. [2]

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