Gnamptopteryx

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Gnamptopteryx
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Gnamptopteryx

Hampson, 1893
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G. perficita
Binomial name
Gnamptopteryx perficita
Walker, 1858

Gnamptopteryx is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae erected by George Hampson in 1893. [1] Its only species, Gnamptopteryx perficita, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [2] It is found in India, Sri Lanka, [3] and Taiwan. [4]

The Taiwan population is classified as a subspecies - Gnamptopteryx perficita cymatia(Hampson, 1902). [5]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gnamptopteryx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. "Species Details: Gnamptopteryx perficita Walker, 1858". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 via Academia.
  4. "Gnamptopteryx perficita subsp. cymatia (Hampson, 1902)". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Gnamptopteryx perficita ssp. cymatia Hampson, 1902". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 19, 2019.