Biology:Absala

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Short description: Monotypic genus of geometer moths

Absala
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Geometrinae
Tribe: Pseudoterpnini
Genus: Absala
C. Swinhoe, 1893
Species:
A. dorcada
Binomial name
Absala dorcada
C. Swinhoe, 1893

Absala is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae. It consists of only one species, Absala dorcada, which is found in China , India , Thailand and Vietnam. Both the genus and species were first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.[1]

References

  1. Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. http://www.aseanbiodiversity.info/Abstract/51012319.pdf. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18601709 entry