Conolophia nigripuncta

Conolophia nigripuncta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Conolophia
Species:	C. nigripuncta
Binomial name
	Conolophia nigripuncta; (Hampson, 1891)
Synonyms
	Gamoruna nigripuncta Hampson, 1891;

Conolophia nigripuncta is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by George Hampson in 1891.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] the Indian subregion, Myanmar, Indochina and Borneo.

Adults are easily distinguishable by the combination of an oblique postmedial and distal subdorsal black disc on forewings.[3] One subspecies is recognized - Conolophia nigripuncta rudis[4] found in Borneo.

References

"Species Details: Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.
"Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
"Infraspecific Taxon Details: Conolophia nigripuncta rudis Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

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[1] "Species Details: Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson, 1891". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[2] Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57 – via Academia.

[3] "Conolophia nigripuncta Hampson". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[4] "Infraspecific Taxon Details: Conolophia nigripuncta rudis Prout, 1916". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 March 2018.