Polysphalia

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Polysphalia
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Polysphalia

Warren, 1906
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P. cristigera
Binomial name
Polysphalia cristigera
Warren, 1906
Synonyms
  • Chloroclystis cristigera

Polysphalia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. Its only species, Polysphalia cristigera, is found in New Guinea. [1] Both the genus and species were first described by William Warren in 1906. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Chloroclystis Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  2. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Polysphalia Warren 1906". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  3. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Polysphalia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 5, 2019.