Problepsis plagiata

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Problepsis plagiata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. plagiata
Binomial name
Problepsis plagiata
(Butler, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Argyris plagiataButler, 1881
  • Problepsis riminotaProut, 1938

Problepsis plagiata is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from north-eastern China to Japan, Korea and south-eastern Russia. [2]

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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. The Sterrhinae moth fauna of Fenglin Nature Reserve, North-East China (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Geometridae)