Epigynopteryx maeviaria

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Epigynopteryx maeviaria
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E. maeviaria
Binomial name
Epigynopteryx maeviaria
(Guenée, 1858))
Synonyms
  • Aspilates maevariaGuenée, 1858
  • Paracrocota triseriataBastelberger, 1907

Epigynopteryx maeviaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in subtropical Africa and is known from Angola, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. [1]

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The basic colour of this species is dirty light ochreous-yellow, sprayed with black. Its wingspan is 27 millimetres (1.1 in) and they are crossed with a large brown stripe. [2]

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References

  1. "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  2. (in German) Bastelberger 1907. Neue afrikanische Geometriden aus meiner Sammlung. - Internationale Entomologische Zeitschrift, Guben 1: 167-168