Mimaletis postica

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Mimaletis postica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Mimaletis
Species:
M. postica
Binomial name
Mimaletis postica
(Walker, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Aletis postica Walker, 1869

Mimaletis postica is a moth in the family of Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1869.

This species is known from Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Mimaletis postica (Walker, 1869)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. "Mimaletis postica (Walker, 1869)". African Moths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  3. Walker, F. 1869. In: Chapman, T. "On some lepidopterous insects from Congo". Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Glasgow (2)1: 325–378, pls. 5–7.