Ecliptopera (Butler, 1881)

Beljaev, Еvgeniy A. & Titova, Olga L., 2023, New data on geometroid moths (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Uraniidae and Geometridae) from Sakhalin and Moneron islands with notes on their taxonomy distribution and ecology, Zootaxa 5369 (1), pp. 1-41 : 21-22

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5369.1.1

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10249139

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039487AE-CA13-FFB7-FF67-F866FA1FFEB7

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scientific name

Ecliptopera
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Key to Ecliptopera View in CoL pryeri, Ecliptopera silaceata leuca and Ecliptopera capitata capitulata by appearance

- Forewing with white postmedial line ahead of the vein M3 gently arched, if almost straight then slightly S-shaped with the costal end excurved, subterminal white line between the apex and vein M2 with distinct teeth on the veins R5 and M1.... 2.

2. Dorsum of head, thorax and abdomen intensely brown-yellow; forewing without dark triangular spots in outer field behind vein M2; hindwing with submarginal wavy line distinct.................................. E. capitata capitulata ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 22–57 ).

- Dorsum of head and thorax grey-yellow, not bright, on abdomen only longitudinal dorsal line of the same colour; forewing with dark triangular spots, at least rudimentary, in outer field behind vein M2; hindwing with submarginal wavy line weak or almost indistinguishable................................................................ E. silaceata leuca ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 22–57 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Lepidoptera

SuperFamily

Geometroidea

Family

Geometridae

SubFamily

Larentiinae

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