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Rhodesia alboviridata

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Species of moth

Rhodesia alboviridata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Rhodesia
Species: R. alboviridata
Binomial name
Rhodesia alboviridata
(Saalmüller, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Comibaena alboviridata Saalmüller, 1880

Rhodesia alboviridata, the frosted emerald, is a species of moth of the family Geometridae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. It is found in southern Africa and Madagascar.

Known food plants of this species are Carissa edulis and Bauhinia variegata.

References

  • Saalmüller, M. (1880). "Neue Lepidopteren aus Madagascar, die sich in Museum der Senckenberg'schen naturforschenden Gesellschaft befinden". Bericht über die Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft in Frankfurt a.M. 1879–1880: 258–310.
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880)". Afromoths. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  2. "Rhodesia alboviridata (Saalmüller, 1880)". African Moths. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Rhodesia alboviridata


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