Biology:Zythos clypeata

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Short description: Species of moth

Zythos clypeata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Zythos
Species:
Z. clypeata
Binomial name
Zythos clypeata
Yazaki, 1996[1]

Zythos clypeata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by Katsumi Yazaki in 1996. It is found on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.[2]

The wingspan is 33–34 mm.

References

  1. Sihvonen, Pasi (April 1, 2005). "Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 143 (4): 473–530. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x. 
  2. Katsumi, Yazaki (March 1996). "The genus Zythos (Lepidoptera, Geometridae) of Wallacea". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 47 (1): 49–56. https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/lepid/47/1/47_KJ00006419600/_pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8075961 entry