Venusia phasma

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Venusia phasma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Venusia
Species:
V. phasma
Binomial name
Venusia phasma
(Butler, 1879) [1]
Synonyms
  • Emmelesia phasmaButler, 1879

Venusia phasma is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan. [2]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. [3]

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References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Venusia phasma (Butler 1879)". 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.
  3. Japanese Moths