Problepsis aegretta

Problepsis aegretta
	In Zimbabwe highlands.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Problepsis
Species:	P. aegretta
Binomial name
	Problepsis aegretta; Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
Synonyms
	Problepsis egrettaHale-Carpenter, 1932 [misspelling];

Last updated December 27, 2025

Problepsis aegretta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya, Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.^[2]

Subspecies

Problepsis aegretta aegretta (South Africa)
Problepsis aegretta insculptaProut, 1917 (Kenya, Uganda)

References

↑ Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x .
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[1] Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 143 (4): 473–530. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x .

[2] Afro Moths

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