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Hagnagora croceitincta

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Hagnagora croceitincta
Male (dorsal view left and ventral)
Female (dorsal view left and ventral)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Hagnagora
Species:
H. croceitincta
Binomial name
Hagnagora croceitincta
(Dognin, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Polythrena croceitincta Dognin, 1892
  • Heterusia epimena Bastelberger, 1908

Hagnagora croceitincta is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Paul Dognin in 1892. It is found from central Colombia to south-eastern Peru.

The length of the forewings is about 23 mm. Adults are conspicuously coloured, with orange, dark brown and white patterns.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Brehm, Gunnar (November 18, 2015). "Three new species of Hagnagora Druce, 1885 (Lepidoptera, Geometridae, Larentiinae) from Ecuador and Costa Rica and a concise revision of the genus". ZooKeys (537): 131–156. doi:10.3897/zookeys.537.6090. PMC 4714052. PMID 26798242. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 3.0 license.