Omoplatica

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Omoplatica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Omoplatica
Turner, 1926
Species:
O. holopolia
Binomial name
Omoplatica holopolia
Turner, 1926

Omoplatica is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Omoplatica holopolia, is known from Australia. Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Omoplatica Turner, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 24, 2019.