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Isturgia contexta

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Species of moth

Isturgia contexta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Isturgia
Species: I. contexta
Binomial name
Isturgia contexta
(Saalmüller, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Tephrina contexta Saalmüller, 1891
  • Tephrina caeca Saalmüller, 1891

Isturgia contexta is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Madagascar and Comoros.

The length of the forewings is 12 to 16mm. The wings are whitish/ochreous-grey ground colour with darker clusting. Underside is cream-white. The antennae of the male are bipectinated, female antennae are ciliated.

Biology

Specimen of this species have been collected from sea level up to 1200m, during the whole year except September.

References

  1. Krüger, 2001, A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia, Bulletin of the Natural History Museum Entomology Series 70: 1-502
Taxon identifiers
Isturgia contexta


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