Biology:Lophophelma luteipes

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Short description: Species of moth

Lophophelma luteipes
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lophophelma
Species:
L. luteipes
Binomial name
Lophophelma luteipes
(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pachyodes luteipes Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Terpna luteipes
  • Pingasa similis Moore, 1888
  • Terpna enthusiastes Prout, 1927

Lophophelma luteipes is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Felder and Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found in China , the north-eastern Himalayas and Sundaland.[2][3] The habitat consists of montane areas.

Adults have white wings, very lightly striated and fasciated with black and brown.[4]

Subspecies

  • Lophophelma luteipes luteipes
  • Lophophelma luteipes enthusiastes (Prout, 1927)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6678479 entry