Problepsis ocellata

Problepsis ocellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Problepsis
Species:	P. ocellata
Binomial name
	Problepsis ocellata; (Frivaldszky, 1845)
Synonyms
	Caloptera ocellataFrivaldsky, 1845; Argyris ommatophorariaGuenee, 1857; Argyris cinereaButler, 1886;

Last updated December 27, 2025

Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Distribution

It is found in Andorra, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and the Near East.^[2]

Description

Problepsis ocellata ♂
Problepsis ocellata ♂ △
Problepsis ocellata ♀
Problepsis ocellata ♀ △

Biology

The larvae feed on Olea europaea .^[3]

Subspecies

Problepsis ocellata ocellata
Problepsis ocellata cinerea(Butler, 1886)

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 .
↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ lepiforum.de

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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] Fauna Europaea

[3] rum.de

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