Lophophelma rubroviridata
Lophophelma rubroviridata is a moth of the family Geometridae first described by William Warren in 1898. It is found on Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo.[2][3] The habitat consists of lower and upper montane forests.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Lophophelma |
| Species: | L. rubroviridata |
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Adults have pale ochreous-brown wings, traversed by strongly defined, zigzag black fasciae with a distinctive bluish tinge. The underside is pale yellowish buff with submarginal bands that are relatively even in width and run well clear of the margin.[4]
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- Pitkin, Linda M.; Han, Hongxiang; James, Shayleen (June 11, 2007). "Moths of the tribe Pseudoterpnini (Geometridae: Geometrinae): a review of the genera" (PDF). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 150 (2): 334–412. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2007.00287.x. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lophophelma rubroviridata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- Digital Moths of Asia Archived 2013-04-15 at Archive.today
- Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Lophophelma rubroviridata Warren comb. n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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