Eriopithex lanaris

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Eriopithex lanaris
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Eriopithex
Species:
E. lanaris
Binomial name
Eriopithex lanaris
Warren, 1896 [1]
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis lanaris
  • Chloroclystis lanaris aequabilisProut, 1958

Eriopithex lanaris is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in the north-eastern Himalayas, as well as on Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Bali, Sulawesi, the Sangihe Islands and in New Guinea and Queensland. [2]

The moth is 14–16 mm. The forewings are pale dull grey, with darker grey lines. The hindwings are whitish grey, with a blackish cell-dot and postrnedian line. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Eriopithex lanaris Warren 1896". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. The Moths of Borneo
  3. New species of Drepanulidae, Thyrididae, Uraniidae, Epiplemidae, and Geometridae in the Tring Museum