Biology:Lophosis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Stained lophosis
Lophosis labeculata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Lophosis
Hulst, 1896
Species:
L. labeculata
Binomial name
Lophosis labeculata
(Hulst, 1887)

Lophosis is a monotypic geometrid moth genus (family Geometridae). Its only species, Lophosis labeculata, the stained lophosis, is found in North America. Both the genus and species were first described by George Duryea Hulst, the genus in 1896 and the species in 1887.[1][2][3][4]

References

Further reading

  • Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). CSIRO Publishing. 1999. ISBN 0643063048. 
  • Arnett, Ross H. (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. 

Wikidata ☰ Q48968152 entry