Metallolophia vitticosta

Metallolophia vitticosta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Metallolophia
Species:	M. vitticosta
Binomial name
	Metallolophia vitticosta; (Walker, 1860)
Synonyms
	Hypochroma vitticostaWalker, 1860;

Last updated December 27, 2025

Metallolophia vitticosta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests and lower montane forests.

Adults are uniform brown with a pale zone along the forewing costa.

References

↑ 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.
↑ Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Metallolophia vitticosta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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[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.

[2] Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Metallolophia vitticosta Walker". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

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