Fulvaria

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Fulvaria
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Fulvaria

Fawcett, 1916
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F. striata
Binomial name
Fulvaria striata
Fawcett, 1916

Fulvaria is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Fulvaria striata, is known from Kenya [1] and from South Africa. [2] Both the genus and species were first described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916.

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References

  1. Fawcett, J. M. (1916). "Notes on a collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather in British East Africa, 1911–13". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2: 707–737, pl. 1.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Fulvaria striata Fawcett, 1916". Afromoths. Retrieved April 11, 2019.