Lipomelia

Lipomelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Scopulini
Genus:	Lipomelia Warren, 1893
Species:	L. subusta
Binomial name
Lipomelia subusta Warren, 1893 [1]
Synonyms
Genus: DefoaSwinhoe, 1893 Species: Defoa ustataSwinhoe, 1893

Lipomelia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It contains only one species, Lipomelia subusta, which is found in India ^[2] and Taiwan. Both the genus and species were first described by William Warren in 1893.

References

1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x .
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lipomelia subusta​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.

External links

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.