Mariaba convoluta

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Mariaba convoluta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mariaba
Species:
M. convoluta
Binomial name
Mariaba convoluta
Walker, 1866 [1]
Synonyms
  • Megatheca amplaWarren, 1899

Mariaba convoluta is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo, Lombok, Sulawesi and in Burma and the north-eastern Himalayas. [2] The habitat consists of lowland alluvial and hill dipterocarp forests.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Mariaba convoluta Walker 1866". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. The Moths of Borneo