Problepsis ocellata

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Problepsis ocellata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. ocellata
Binomial name
Problepsis ocellata
(Frivaldszky, 1845) [1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptera ocellataFrivaldsky, 1845
  • Argyris ommatophorariaGuenee, 1857
  • Argyris cinereaButler, 1886

Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Contents

Distribution

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

Description

Biology

The larvae feed on Olea europaea . [3]

Subspecies

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References

  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. lepiforum.de