Pitthea continua

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Pitthea continua
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P. continua - Pateka, North Kivu
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Pitthea
Species:
P. continua
Binomial name
Pitthea continua
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Pitthea abbreviata(Warren, 1899)

Pitthea continua is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Francis Walker in 1854.

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Distribution

It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Pitthea continua Walker, 1854". Afromoths. Retrieved April 12, 2019.