Ophthalmitis caritaria

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Ophthalmitis caritaria
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Opthalmitis
Species:
O. caritaria
Binomial name
Ophthalmitis caritaria
Walker, 1860

Ophthalmitis caritaria is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1860. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2]

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References

  1. "Species Details: Ophthalmitis caritaria Walker, 1860". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 via Academia.