Monocerotesa virgata

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Monocerotesa virgata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Monocerotesa
Species:
M. virgata
Binomial name
Monocerotesa virgata
(Wileman, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Alcis virgataWileman, 1912

Monocerotesa virgata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Wileman in 1912. It can be found in Taiwan. [1]

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. [2]

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