Venusia distrigaria

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Venusia distrigaria
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V. distrigaria
Binomial name
Venusia distrigaria
(Boisduval, 1833) [1]
Synonyms
  • Geometra distrigariaBoisduval, 1833

'Venusia' distrigaria is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found on Madagascar. [2]

Taxonomy

The identity and generic placement of this species are unclear.

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Venusia distrigaria (Boisduval 1833)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. Xue, Dayong; Scoble, Malcolm J. (June 27, 2002). "A review of the genera associated with the tribe Asthenini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Larentiinae)". Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Entomology Series. 71 (1): 77–133. doi:10.1017/S0968045402000044.