Metallolophia variegata

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Metallolophia variegata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Metallolophia
Species:
M. variegata
Binomial name
Metallolophia variegata
Holloway, 1996 [1]

Metallolophia variegata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996. It is found on Borneo. [2] The habitat consists of lower montane forests.

The length of the forewings is 16–17 mm. Adults are ashy grey, strongly marked with black fasciae and discal rings. The underside is medium to pale grey with faintly darker ghosts of the upperside fasciation except for the discal and basal marks of the forewing.

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References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Metallolophia variegata sp. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.