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Rhodophthitus tricoloraria

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Rhodophthitus tricoloraria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Rhodophthitus
Species:
R. tricoloraria
Binomial name
Rhodophthitus tricoloraria
(Mabille, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Rhodophthitus imperialis Bastelberger, 1907

Rhodophthitus tricoloraria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.[1]

The forewings of this species are yellowish white with black, parallel dashed lines. Hindwings are light-ochreous yellow with black central cell spot. The female has a wingspan of 54 mm.[2]

References

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  • Mabille 1890a. "Voyage de M. Ch. Alluaud dans le territoire d'Abssinie (Afrique occidentale) en juillet et août 1886, 4e mémoire; Lépidoptères, avec des notes sur quelques autres espèces d'Afrique (Rhopalocera et Heterocera)". - Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (6)10:17–51, pls. 2, 3