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Problepsis ocellata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Problepsis
Species:
P. ocellata
Binomial name
Problepsis ocellata
(Frivaldszky, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptera ocellata Frivaldsky, 1845
  • Argyris ommatophoraria Guenee, 1857
  • Argyris cinerea Butler, 1886

Problepsis ocellata is a moth of the family Geometridae.

Distribution

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It is found in Andorra, Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Turkey and the Near East.[2]

Description

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  • Problepsis ocellata ♀
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Biology

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The larvae feed on Olea europaea.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Problepsis ocellata ocellata
  • Problepsis ocellata cinerea (Butler, 1886)

References

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  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. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.de


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